Shloka 11
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 53: Arjuna’s Jayadratha-vadha Pratijñā and Droṇa’s Protective Vyūha (शकटा-पद्म व्यूहः)
सर्वे हि सृष्टा नश्यन्ति तव देव कथंचन । तस्मान्निवर्ततां तेजस्त्वय्येवेदं प्रलीयताम्,देव! आपके रचे हुए समस्त प्राणी किसी-न-किसी रूपमें नष्ट होते चले जा रहे हैं; अतः आपका यह तेजस्वरूप क्रोध जगत्के संहारसे निवृत्त हो आपमें ही विलीन हो जाय
sarve hi sṛṣṭā naśyanti tava deva kathaṃcana | tasmān nivartatāṃ tejas tvayy evedaṃ pralīyatām, deva ||
Narada berkata: “Wahai Dewa, semua makhluk ciptaan-Mu, bagaimanapun juga, sedang menuju kebinasaan. Karena itu, biarlah daya menyala ini—murka ini—berpaling dari pemusnahan dunia dan luluh kembali ke dalam diri-Mu semata.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when power is divine and overwhelming, it must be restrained by dharma: destructive energy should withdraw from indiscriminate annihilation and return to inner control, preserving cosmic balance and protecting beings.
Nārada addresses a deity-like figure and pleads that the fierce, world-destroying blaze of anger be checked, noting that created beings are already perishing; he urges the power to cease its outward devastation and dissolve back into the Lord.