Shloka 133
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
दास्यामि ते तदास्त्राणि यदा पूतो भविष्यसि । अपात्रमसमर्थ च दहन्त्यस्त्राणि भार्गव
dāsyāmi te tadāstrāṇi yadā pūto bhaviṣyasi | apātram asamarthaṃ ca dahanty astrāṇi bhārgava ||
நீ தூய்மையடைந்தபோது நான் உனக்கு அந்த ஆயுதங்களை அளிப்பேன், ஓ பார்கவா. தகுதியற்றவனையும் வலிமையற்றவனையும் இவ்வாயுதங்கள் எரித்து சாம்பலாக்கும்.
महेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Powerful knowledge and weapons require moral and practical fitness. Without purification and competence, such forces become self-destructive—harming the unworthy bearer rather than serving dharma.
Maheśvara (Śiva) sets a condition for granting divine astras: the recipient must first become purified. He warns that astras themselves ‘burn’ those who are unfit or incapable, emphasizing the danger of unqualified access to extraordinary power.