चकार वर्मजालानि चिच्छेद च धनूंषि च । ततो विकवचा देवा विधनुष्काः प्रपीडिताः
cakāra varmajālāni ciccheda ca dhanūṃṣi ca | tato vikavacā devā vidhanuṣkāḥ prapīḍitāḥ
اس نے زرہوں کے جال بنا دیے اور ان کے کمان بھی کاٹ کر ٹکڑے ٹکڑے کر دیے۔ تب دیوتا بے زرہ اور بے کمان ہو کر سخت ستائے گئے۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to sages)
Scene: The daitya deploys interlaced ‘armor-nets’ (vṛma-jāla) and slices through divine bows; devas stand exposed—mail torn away, bows broken—faces strained, bodies pressed back by the enemy’s advance.
When ordinary protections fail, refuge in the higher divine purpose becomes necessary; the narrative points toward grace beyond mere weaponry.
None is mentioned.
None.