दानवेन्द्रं तदा चक्रे गंधर्वास्त्रं महाद्भुतम् । ततोऽस्य तेजसा व्याप्तमभूद्गनगोचरम्
dānavendraṃ tadā cakre gaṃdharvāstraṃ mahādbhutam | tato'sya tejasā vyāptamabhūdganagocaram
Noon, ginamit ni Indra laban sa pinunong Dānava ang kamangha-manghang sandatang Gandharva. Pagdaka, dahil sa ningas nitong kapangyarihan, napuno ang himpapawid at larangan, na wari’y gumagalaw sa saklaw ng mga gaṇa.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (Mahēśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A radiant weapon-release: the Gandharva-astra manifests as shimmering celestial formations; the air glows, and the sky seems populated by gaṇas/hosts moving through the light.
Divine power (tejas) is portrayed as overwhelming and world-filling; righteous authority is shown as possessing higher means when ordinary force fails.
No tīrtha is directly glorified in this verse.
None.