Shloka 231
त॑ निवारयितुं शक्तो नान्यो5स्ति भुवि कश्नन । त्वदृतेडद्य महाभाग सर्ववेदविदां वर
taṁ nivārayituṁ śakto nānyo 'sti bhuvi kaścana | tvadṛte 'dya mahābhāga sarvavedavidāṁ vara ||
“No one on this earth has the power to restrain him—none at all—except you today, O noble one, best among those who know all the Vedas. Therefore, it is you alone who can check him now.”
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
Capability creates responsibility: when harm or disorder cannot be checked by ordinary means, the one uniquely qualified—here praised for Vedic mastery and nobility—is ethically obliged to intervene and restrain the wrongdoer.
A Gandharva addresses a respected figure, declaring that no one else on earth can restrain a certain person; only the addressee can stop him at this moment, and is urged to act.