Shloka 21
Bhīmasena’s Capture by the Serpent and Nahūṣa’s Self-Disclosure (भीमसेन-भुजङ्गग्रहणं नहुषोपाख्यानप्रस्तावः)
एतानि रक्ष्यमाणानि धनंजय यथागमम् बलवन्ति सुखाहाणि भविष्यन्ति न संशय:,“धनंजय! शास्त्रके अनुसार सुरक्षित रखे जानेपर ही ये अस्त्र सबल और सुखदायक होते हैं, इसमें संशय नहीं है
etāni rakṣyamāṇāni dhanaṃjaya yathāgamam balavanti sukhāhāṇi bhaviṣyanti na saṃśayaḥ |
ധനഞ്ജയാ! ശാസ്ത്രവിധിപ്രകാരം സംരക്ഷിക്കപ്പെടുമ്പോഴേ ഈ അസ്ത്രങ്ങൾ ബലവാന്മാരായി, സുഖപ്രദങ്ങളായി നിലനിൽക്കും—ഇതിൽ സംശയമില്ല.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power is not merely possessed; it must be safeguarded and regulated by śāstra and tradition. Weapons (and by extension any capability) remain beneficial only when maintained and used under disciplined, authorized norms.
Vaiśampāyana addresses Arjuna (Dhanañjaya), emphasizing that the weapons in question will stay potent and bring good results only if they are carefully protected and preserved according to prescribed rules.