Shloka 30
Śiva Grants the Pāśupata Astra (Pāśupata-Śastra Upadeśa) | शिवेन पाशुपतास्त्रदानम्
एभिस्तदा मया वीर संग्रामे तारकामये । दैतेयानां सहस्नाणि संयतानि महात्मनाम्,“वीर! मैंने इन पाशोंद्वारा तारकामय संग्राममें सहस्रों महाकाय दैत्योंको बाँध लिया था
ebhis tadā mayā vīra saṅgrāme tārakāmaye | daiteyānāṃ sahasrāṇi saṃyatāni mahātmanām ||
Vaiśampāyana nói: “Hỡi dũng sĩ, trong trận chiến kỳ diệu rực sao ấy, chính bằng những trói buộc này mà ta từng kiềm tỏa hàng nghìn Daitya—những kẻ đại hồn, sức lực mênh mông.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Strength is shown not only in defeating enemies but in restraining them through skillful, controlled force; power guided by restraint is presented as a higher form of mastery.
The narrator recalls a past, extraordinary battle in which he used certain bonds/nooses to capture and hold thousands of powerful Daityas, emphasizing the scale of the conflict and the effectiveness of his means.