Shloka 6
Chapter 14: Divyāstra-Prayoga and Ṛṣi Intervention (दिव्यास्त्रप्रयोगः ऋषिसमागमश्च)
देवताभ्यो नमस्कृत्य गुरुभ्यश्चैव सर्वश: । उत्ससर्ज शिवं ध्यायन्नस्त्रमस्त्रेण शाम्पताम्
devatābhyo namaskṛtya gurubhyaś caiva sarvaśaḥ | utsasarja śivaṁ dhyāyann astram astreṇa śāmpatām ||
他先向诸天神致敬，又向一切师长遍行礼拜；随即在观想吉祥之中放出自身神兵，并立誓道：“愿彼器由我器而得平息。”此举并非复仇，而是以纪律自持、以众生福祉为念的克制：在尊奉神明与师道权威之下，消弭那毁灭之力。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid warfare, action should be governed by dharma: one should honor gods and teachers, act with auspicious intent, and aim to neutralize harm rather than amplify destruction.
After offering salutations to the gods and to all gurus, the speaker describes the release of a divine weapon with the deliberate resolve that it should pacify the opposing weapon—an act of controlled countermeasure rather than uncontrolled retaliation.