Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
हन्यतामस्त्रमेतद्धिमम वाक्यादसंशयम् । ततस्तेन हतं तच्च ब्रह्मास्त्रं तत्समुद्भवम्
hanyatāmastrametaddhimama vākyādasaṃśayam | tatastena hataṃ tacca brahmāstraṃ tatsamudbhavam
“Biarlah senjata ini sungguh dipatahkan—oleh sabdaku, tanpa ragu.” Maka oleh daya ucapannya, Brahmāstra itu beserta segala yang timbul darinya pun musnah.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Tīrthamāhātmya context; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Scene: At Vasiṣṭha’s utterance, the blazing Brahmāstra collapses inward and extinguishes; the sky clears, weapon-storm dissipates, and a calm radiance replaces the destructive glare.
FAQs
Spiritual speech aligned with dharma (vāk-śakti) can pacify even catastrophic forces.
Not specified in this verse; it supports the chapter’s larger tīrtha-centered narration.
None explicitly; the focus is on authoritative utterance and neutralization of astras.