Shloka 51
Aśvatthāmā’s Stuti of Rudra and Śiva’s Empowerment (सौप्तिकपर्व, अध्याय ७)
जनयेयुर्भयं ये सम त्रैलोक्यस्यापि दर्शनात् | तान् प्रेक्षमाणो5पि व्यथां न चकार महाबल:
janayeyur bhayaṁ ye sama-trailokyasyāpi darśanāt | tān prekṣamāṇo 'pi vyathāṁ na cakāra mahābalaḥ ||
三阇耶说道：那些景象，单是目睹便足以令三界亦生恐惧；然而那大力者虽亲眼所见，却并未因此而惊惶失措。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights inner firmness: even when confronted with visions so dreadful they could terrify the three worlds, the mighty warrior remains unshaken. Ethically, it points to the cultivated control of fear in crisis, while also hinting at the grim, fear-saturated atmosphere produced by unrighteous violence.
Sañjaya describes terrifying sights/omens present in the Sauptika episode. Despite witnessing phenomena that could inspire universal fear, a powerful figure (implied from context, though unnamed here) does not succumb to mental anguish, indicating resolute composure amid the horrors of the night’s events.