Chapter 14: Divyāstra-Prayoga and Ṛṣi Intervention (दिव्यास्त्रप्रयोगः ऋषिसमागमश्च)
ते त्वस्त्रतेजसी लोकांस्तापयन्ती व्यवस्थिते । महर्षी सहितौ तत्र दर्शयामासतुस्तदा
te tv astratejasī lokāṁs tāpayantī vyavasthite | maharṣī sahitau tatra darśayām āsatus tadā ||
ते दोघे तेथे उभे राहून अस्त्रतेजाने प्रज्वलित होऊन लोकांना संतप्त करीत होते. तेव्हाच त्या ठिकाणी दोघे महर्षी एकत्र प्रकट झाले।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Unchecked martial power (astratejas) can become a cosmic threat; dharma requires restraint and higher wisdom to intervene when violence exceeds moral limits.
Two beings, blazing with weapon-like energy and causing widespread burning/affliction, are described as standing firm; then two great seers appear together in that place, signaling an intervention to address the dangerous escalation.