Shloka 823
शरं कालाग्निसंयुक्त विष्णुसोमसमायुतम् । उस समय दानव उन नगरोंकी ओर और कालाग्निसे संयुक्त एवं विष्णु तथा सोमकी शक्तिसे सम्पन्न उस बाणकी ओर भी आँख उठाकर देख न सके
śaraṃ kālāgnisaṃyuktaṃ viṣṇusomasamāyutam |
Vyāsa said: A single arrow—charged with the consuming force of Time’s fire and empowered by the might of Viṣṇu and Soma—became so overwhelming that the Dānavas could not even raise their eyes to look toward those cities, nor toward that blazing missile itself. The scene underscores how adharma, when confronted by divinely sanctioned power, collapses not merely in battle but even in courage and perception.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
When power is aligned with cosmic order (dharma) and divine sanction, it overwhelms adharma not only physically but psychologically—wrongdoers lose even the capacity to face truth and consequence.
Vyāsa describes a terrifying, divinely empowered arrow—infused with the fire of Time and the energies of Viṣṇu and Soma—before which the Dānavas are so struck with dread that they cannot even look toward the threatened cities or the weapon itself.