Shloka 533
बक-गौतमाख्यानम् / The Baka–Gautama Account
On Gratitude and Friendship Ethics
निशम्य दानवा: सर्वे हृष्टा: समभिदुद्रुवु: । भयानक कर्म करनेकी इच्छासे वैसा ही रूप धारण करनेवाले रुद्रदेवको देखकर समस्त दानव हर्ष और उत्साहमें भरकर उनके ऊपर टूट पड़े
niśamya dānavāḥ sarve hṛṣṭāḥ samabhidudruvuḥ | bhayānaka-karma-karaṇecchayā tathaiva rūpaṃ dhārayantaṃ rudradevaṃ dṛṣṭvā samastā dānavā harṣotsāhena pūritāḥ tasyaivopari prapetuḥ |
毗湿摩说道：听闻此言，诸多达那婆欢喜不已，齐齐奔突而来。见鲁陀罗——为行可怖之业而现与其意相称之形——他们热血沸腾、战意高涨，便一拥而上，扑向他。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unrestrained exhilaration for violent action (harṣa-utsāha directed toward bhayānaka-karma) clouds discernment. The verse cautions that when beings mistake divine, moral force for a mere battlefield rival, their aggressive zeal becomes self-destructive and contrary to dharma.
After hearing some provoking development, the Dānavas become excited and charge. They see Rudra manifesting a terrifying form aligned with his intent to carry out dreadful deeds, and, emboldened, they collectively rush to attack him.