ब्रह्मोवाच । विश्वामित्र द्विजश्रेष्ठ त्यक्त्वा दिव्यास्त्रसंभवम् । कुरु युद्धं वसिष्ठेन नो चेच्छप्स्यामहं च ते
brahmovāca | viśvāmitra dvijaśreṣṭha tyaktvā divyāstrasaṃbhavam | kuru yuddhaṃ vasiṣṭhena no cecchapsyāmahaṃ ca te
Brahma berkata: "Wahai Viśvāmitra, yang terbaik antara kelahiran dua kali, tinggalkanlah penggunaan senjata sakti. Bertarunglah dengan Vasiṣṭha; jika tidak, aku juga akan menyumpahmu."
Brahmā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Viśvāmitra
Scene: Brahmā addresses Viśvāmitra as ‘best of twice-born,’ ordering him to abandon celestial weapons and fight Vasiṣṭha directly; the warning of a curse hangs in the air.
Even in conflict, restraint and adherence to dharma are enforced; unchecked power (divyāstras) is censured.
This dialogue unfolds within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya narrative environment, associated with the Sarasvatī riverbank in nearby verses.
None; the verse is an ethical injunction regarding the use of divine weapons and the conduct of battle.