Valmiki Ramayana 1.54.19: Bala Kanda, Sarga 54, Shloka 19
शबलाहरणम् · The Attempted Seizure of Sabalā (Kāmadhenu) and the Triumph of Brahmic Power
बलं भग्नं ततो दृष्ट्वा रथेनाक्रम्य कौशिकः ।
स राजा परमक्रुद्धो रोषविस्फारितेक्षणः ।
पप्लवान्नाशयामास शस्त्रैरुच्चावचैरपि ॥१९॥
balaṃ bhagnaṃ tato dṛṣṭvā rathena ākramya kauśikaḥ |
sa rājā paramakruddho roṣa-visphāritekṣaṇaḥ |
paplavān nāśayāmāsa śastrair uccāvacair api ||19||
जब उसने अपनी फौज टूट हुई देखी, विश्वामित्र अपने रथ में बैठ के आगे बढ़ गया। राजा बहुत गुस्सा हो गया, उसकी आँखें लाल हो गई थी। उसने अलग-अलग हथियार से उन सैनिक को भी मारा।
Thereafter the king (Viswamitra), having seen his army thus routed, flew into a fury.Wide-eyed with anger, he sat in his chariot and destoyed the Paplavas with various kinds of weapons.
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Unchecked anger (krodha) drives escalation and blinds judgment; dharma warns that rage-based action deepens conflict rather than restoring order.
After his army is destroyed, Viśvāmitra personally retaliates from his chariot and kills the manifested Paplavas with varied weapons.
A negative exemplar: the loss of self-control—anger overpowering discernment.
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