बालकाण्ड ५६: विश्वामित्र–वसिष्ठ अस्त्रसंघर्षः
Visvamitra and Vasistha: Contest of Divine Weapons
क्व च ते क्षत्रियबलं क्व च ब्रह्मबलं महत्।पश्य ब्रह्मबलं दिव्यं मम क्षत्रियपांसन।।।।
kva ca te kṣatriyabalaṃ kva ca brahmabalaṃ mahat |
paśya brahmabalaṃ divyaṃ mama kṣatriyapāṃsana ||
Di manakah kekuatan kṣatriya-mu, dan di manakah pula kekuatan agung Brahman? Saksikanlah kuasa brahma yang suci dan ilahi milikku, wahai yang paling hina antara para kṣatriya!
'O Brahman! great ascetic Viswamitra was controlled by you. O Best of ascetics! bepleased and let the worlds be delivered from distress'.
Dharma elevates inner discipline (tapas and brahma-tejas) above dominance through violence; true authority is rooted in restraint and righteousness.
Vasiṣṭha asserts the superiority of brahma-power over warrior force as the duel escalates.
The supremacy of ascetic discipline (tapas) as a moral and spiritual power, not merely a display of force.