Shloka 21
खाण्डवदाहोत्तर-वरप्रदानम्
Boons after the Khāṇḍava Burning
ततो नमुचिहा क्रुद्धों भृशमर्चिष्मतस्तदा । पुनरेव महामेघैरम्भांसि व्यसूजद् बहु,तब नमुचिनाशक इन्द्रदेव अग्निपर अत्यन्त कुपित हो पुनः बड़े-बड़े मेघोंद्वारा बहुत जलकी वर्षा कराने लगे
tato namuci-hā kruddho bhṛśam arcīṣmatas tadā | punar eva mahāmeghair ambhāṃsi vyasūjad bahu ||
于是，诛灭那牟支者因陀罗，对炽焰的阿耆尼大怒，又一次令大雨倾盆——借巨云放出丰沛之水。在叙事框架中，诸神对阿耆尼凶烈提阇的回应并非正面暴力，而是以相抗之力加以约束，显示出一种伦理取向：重在收束与均衡，而非步步升级。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when confronted with intense force (Agni’s blazing power), the response shown is regulation through balancing means (rain via clouds). The verse implicitly values restraint and restoration of equilibrium over unchecked escalation.
Indra—identified by the epithet 'Namuci’s slayer'—becomes angry at the blazing Agni and again releases abundant rain through great clouds, apparently to subdue or counteract Agni’s fiery intensity.