Shloka 31
कण्वोपदेशः—नश्वरबलविवेकः तथा मातलिगुणकेश्याः आख्यानारम्भः
Kaṇva’s Counsel on Impermanent Power; Opening of the Mātali–Guṇakeśī Narrative
अस्त्रमप्रतिसंधेयं तदद्भुतमिवा भवत् । तब किसीसे पराजित न होनेवाले महर्षि नरने उनके ऊपर भयंकर ऐषीकास्त्रका प्रयोग किया; जिसका निवारण करना असम्भव था। यह एक अद्भुत-सी घटना हुई ।।
astram apratisaṃdheyaṃ tad adbhutam ivābhavat | teṣām akṣīṇi karṇākṣa-nāsikāś caiva māyayā ||
罗摩说道：“那兵器不可抵御，宛如奇事降临。凭借幻力，他们的耳、眼与鼻都被抹去。”
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the terrifying asymmetry of power when an irresistible astra is used: when force becomes ‘uncounterable,’ ethical responsibility and restraint become crucial, because the victim’s agency and even bodily integrity can be overwhelmed by māyā.
Rāma describes an extraordinary event in which an astra that cannot be neutralized is deployed, producing a wondrous yet dreadful effect: through illusion, the opponents’ sensory organs—ears, eyes, and noses—are made to disappear.