Shloka 25
Śālva–Pradyumna Yuddha: Sārathya-kauśala, Astra-pratikāra, Daiva-niyati
Chapter 20
ततो5हमपि कौन्तेय शराणामयुतान् बहून् आमन्त्रितानां धनुषा दिव्येन विधिनाक्षिपम्,कुन्तीनन्दन! तब मैंने भी अपने धनुषद्वारा दिव्य विधिसे अभिमन्त्रित किये हुए कई हजार बाण बरसाये
tato 'ham api kaunteya śarāṇām ayutān bahūn āmantritānāṃ dhanuṣā divyena vidhinā 'kṣipam
Então eu também, ó filho de Kuntī, disparei do meu arco divino muitas dezenas de milhares de flechas — flechas devidamente consagradas por fórmulas sagradas — e assim respondi com poder disciplinado e conforme ao dharma.
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power is to be exercised through restraint and proper method (vidhi): even in conflict, action should be disciplined, sanctioned, and purposeful—guided by dharma rather than impulse.
Vāsudeva addresses Arjuna and describes how he responded by releasing a vast volley of mantra-consecrated arrows from his divine bow, indicating a formidable yet controlled counteraction.