Shloka 1156
Atithi-satkāra and the Consolation of Wise Counsel (अतिथिसत्कारः प्रज्ञानवचनस्य च पराश्वासनम्)
मन्नत्रैश्न संयुयोजाशु सो5भवत् परशुर्महान् । इसी समय रुद्रका विनाश करनेके लिये नरने एक सींक निकाली और उसे मन्त्रोंसे अभिमन्त्रित करके शीघ्र ही छोड़ दिया। वह सींक एक बहुत बड़े परशुके रूपमें परिणत हो गयी
mantraiḥ saṃyuyojāśu so 'bhavat paraśur mahān | asmin samaye rudraka-vināśāya naraṇā ekaṃ śaṅkuṃ niṣkālya taṃ mantraiḥ abhimantrya śīghraṃ mumoca | sa śaṅkuḥ paraśu-rūpeṇa mahān abhavat ||
«Naquele momento, com a intenção de destruir Rudra, Nara arrancou uma ponta, consagrou-a com mantras e a arremessou de imediato. Pela força dos mantras de consagração, a arma foi prontamente energizada e transformou-se num poderoso machado.»
तामिन्द्र उवाच गच्छ नहुषस्त्वया वाच्योथ<पूर्वेण मामृषियुक्तेन यानेन त्वमधिरूढ
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights that spiritual discipline and mantra-power, when governed by dharma, can be applied decisively to restrain or remove destructive forces; power is portrayed as legitimate when aligned with the protection of order rather than personal rage.
Nara, seeking to destroy Rudraka, draws out a small spike, consecrates it with mantras, and throws it; through that consecration it transforms into a massive axe (paraśu), indicating a miraculous weapon-manifestation.