Shloka 30
Śiva Grants the Pāśupata Astra (Pāśupata-Śastra Upadeśa) | शिवेन पाशुपतास्त्रदानम्
एभिस्तदा मया वीर संग्रामे तारकामये । दैतेयानां सहस्नाणि संयतानि महात्मनाम्,“वीर! मैंने इन पाशोंद्वारा तारकामय संग्राममें सहस्रों महाकाय दैत्योंको बाँध लिया था
ebhis tadā mayā vīra saṅgrāme tārakāmaye | daiteyānāṃ sahasrāṇi saṃyatāni mahātmanām ||
“Wahai pahlawan, dalam pertempuran yang gemerlap bak bintang itu, dengan ikatan-ikatan inilah dahulu aku mengekang ribuan Daitya—berjiwa besar dan berdaya dahsyat.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Strength is shown not only in defeating enemies but in restraining them through skillful, controlled force; power guided by restraint is presented as a higher form of mastery.
The narrator recalls a past, extraordinary battle in which he used certain bonds/nooses to capture and hold thousands of powerful Daityas, emphasizing the scale of the conflict and the effectiveness of his means.