Shloka 51
Aśvatthāmā’s Stuti of Rudra and Śiva’s Empowerment (सौप्तिकपर्व, अध्याय ७)
जनयेयुर्भयं ये सम त्रैलोक्यस्यापि दर्शनात् | तान् प्रेक्षमाणो5पि व्यथां न चकार महाबल:
janayeyur bhayaṁ ye sama-trailokyasyāpi darśanāt | tān prekṣamāṇo 'pi vyathāṁ na cakāra mahābalaḥ ||
ภาพเหล่านั้นซึ่งเพียงได้เห็นก็อาจก่อให้เกิดความหวาดหวั่นแม้ในไตรโลก—แต่แม้เขาจะแลเห็นอยู่ต่อหน้า ผู้มีกำลังยิ่งใหญ่ก็หาได้หวั่นไหวไม่
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights inner firmness: even when confronted with visions so dreadful they could terrify the three worlds, the mighty warrior remains unshaken. Ethically, it points to the cultivated control of fear in crisis, while also hinting at the grim, fear-saturated atmosphere produced by unrighteous violence.
Sañjaya describes terrifying sights/omens present in the Sauptika episode. Despite witnessing phenomena that could inspire universal fear, a powerful figure (implied from context, though unnamed here) does not succumb to mental anguish, indicating resolute composure amid the horrors of the night’s events.