Shloka 22
तदा तान् दुःखितान् ज्ञात्वा आनृशंस्यपरो मुनि: । अयत्नेनादहत् सर्वान् खलिन: स्वेन तेजसा
tadā tān duḥkhitān jñātvā ānṛśaṃsyaparo muniḥ | ayatnenādahat sarvān khalinaḥ svena tejasā ||
Wika ni Bhishma: Nang magkagayon, ang pantas na muni, na nangunguna sa habag, nang maunawaang sila’y nagdurusa, ay nagkaloob sa kanila ng kawalang-takot; at nang walang anumang pagpupunyagi, sinunog niya ang lahat ng mga demonyong tinatawag na Khalin sa pamamagitan ng sariling ningning na espirituwal.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Compassion (ānṛśaṃsya) is not weakness: a righteous sage protects the distressed by granting fearlessness and neutralizes cruelty through spiritual power, showing that dharma can be upheld decisively without vindictiveness.
Seeing certain beings in distress, the compassionate sage grants them safety and, without any effort, destroys the demons called Khalins by his own tejas (ascetic radiance).