Shloka 29
शल्यमरग्निं तथा कृत्वा पुड्खं वैवस्वतं यमम् । वेदान् कृत्वा धनु: सर्वान् ज्यां च सावित्रिमुत्तमाम्
śalyam agniṃ tathā kṛtvā puṅkhaṃ vaivasvataṃ yamam | vedān kṛtvā dhanuḥ sarvān jyāṃ ca sāvitrīm uttamām ||
அவர் அக்னியை அம்பின் சல்யமாகவும், வைவர்ஸ்வத யமனை அதன் இறகுகளாகவும் அமைத்தார்; எல்லா வேதங்களையும் வில்லாகவும், பரம சாவித்ரி (காயத்ரி)யை சிறந்த நாணாகவும் செய்தார்.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power becomes legitimate and effective when it is yoked to dharma and sacred order: the Vedas (right knowledge), Sāvitrī/Gāyatrī (disciplined sacred utterance), Agni (transformative energy), and Yama (moral consequence) are shown as components of a single righteous act rather than instruments of mere violence.
Śiva, consenting to the gods’ request, assembles a cosmic weapon by assigning divine principles to parts of an arrow and bow—Agni as the arrowhead, Yama as the fletching, the Vedas as the bow, and Sāvitrī as the bowstring (with allied deities also taking roles in the full episode). With this empowered missile he pierces and destroys the three cities (Tripura).