Shloka 32
Brahmaśirastra-pratisaṃhāra — Retraction and redirection of the supreme weapon
Sauptika Parva, Adhyāya 15
गर्भेषु पाण्डवेयानाममोघं चैतदुत्तमम् । न च शक्तो5स्मि भगवन् संहर्तु पुनरुद्यतम्
garbheṣu pāṇḍaveyānām amoghaṃ caitad uttamam | na ca śakto 'smi bhagavan saṃhartum punar udyatam ||
毗耶娑说道：“此至上神兵一经发动，便绝不落空；它必将击中般度族系诸母胎中未生之子。噫，世尊！此兵既已再度发出，我既不能收回，亦不能消弭。”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in war, actions that target the helpless—especially unborn heirs—are ethically catastrophic; once destructive forces are unleashed, they may become difficult or impossible to retract, underscoring the moral responsibility to restrain violence before it is set in motion.
A divine missile, described as ‘amogha’ (unfailing), has been directed toward the unborn children of the Pāṇḍava line. The speaker states that, after it has been raised/loosed again, he is unable to withdraw or neutralize it, highlighting the peril created by the deployment of such an astra.