Shloka 15
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 53: Arjuna’s Jayadratha-vadha Pratijñā and Droṇa’s Protective Vyūha (शकटा-पद्म व्यूहः)
नारद उवाच श्रुत्वा हि वचन देव: प्रजानां हितकारणे | तेज: संधारयामास पुनरेवान्तरात्मनि,नारदजी कहते हैं--राजन्! प्रजाके हितके लिये महादेवका यह वचन सुनकर भगवान् ब्रह्माने पुन: अपनी अन्तरात्मामें ही उस तेज (क्रोध)-को धारण कर लिया
nārada uvāca: śrutvā hi vacanaṃ devaḥ prajānāṃ hitakāraṇe | tejaḥ saṃdhārayāmāsa punar evāntarātmani ||
Narada said: Having heard that counsel spoken for the welfare of living beings, the divine Brahmā restrained his blazing energy—his rising wrath—and once again held it within his own inner self. The episode underscores that even immense power must be governed by concern for the common good and by self-mastery.
नारद उवाच