Shloka 22
तदा तान् दुःखितान् ज्ञात्वा आनृशंस्यपरो मुनि: । अयत्नेनादहत् सर्वान् खलिन: स्वेन तेजसा
tadā tān duḥkhitān jñātvā ānṛśaṃsyaparo muniḥ | ayatnenādahat sarvān khalinaḥ svena tejasā ||
Bhishma berkata: Maka sang resi, yang paling utama dalam belas kasihan, setelah mengetahui mereka ditimpa dukacita, mengurniakan kepada mereka anugerah tanpa takut; dan tanpa sebarang usaha pun, dengan tejas—cahaya rohani miliknya sendiri—baginda membakar habis semua raksasa yang bernama Khalin.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Compassion (ānṛśaṃsya) is not weakness: a righteous sage protects the distressed by granting fearlessness and neutralizes cruelty through spiritual power, showing that dharma can be upheld decisively without vindictiveness.
Seeing certain beings in distress, the compassionate sage grants them safety and, without any effort, destroys the demons called Khalins by his own tejas (ascetic radiance).