Mahabharata 1.210.10 — Adi Parva, Adhyaya 210, Shloka 10
प्रभासे कृष्णार्जुनसमागमः तथा द्वारकाप्रवेशः | Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna Meeting at Prabhāsa and Entry into Dvārakā
मुहूर्तमिव संचिन्त्य कर्तव्यस्य च निश्चयम् । तयोरवधं समुद्दिश्य विश्वकर्माणमाह्दयत्
muhūrtam iva sañcintya kartavyasya ca niścayam | tayor avadhaṃ samuddiśya viśvakarmāṇam āhvayat ||
मुहूर्तमिव संचिन्त्य कर्तव्यस्य च निश्चयम् । तयोरवधं समुद्दिश्य विश्वकर्माणमाह्वयत् ॥
नारद उवाच
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Even when confronting grave wrongdoing, action should follow careful reflection and a clear determination of dharma; legitimate authority must restore order through considered, fitting means rather than rashness.
After hearing of the atrocities connected with the two demons (Sunda and Upasunda), Brahmā reflects briefly, decides on the necessary course—bringing about their death—and calls Viśvakarman to implement the plan.
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