वधः संख्ये द्रवश् चैव शस्त्राणां च विसर्जनम् ॥
प्रयाचनं च शत्रूणां गमनं शरणस्य च ॥
एते प्रशमने योगा महास्त्रस्य परंतप ॥
सर्वथा पीडितो हि स्याद् अवध्यान् पीडयन् रणे ॥
तज् जग्राह पिता मह्यम् अब्रवीच् चैव स प्रभुः ॥
त्वं वर्षिष्यसि दिव्यानि शस्त्रवर्षाण्य् अनेकशः ॥
अनेनास्त्रेण संग्रामे तेजसा च ज्वलिष्यसि ॥
vadhaḥ saṃkhye dravaś caiva śastrāṇāṃ ca visarjanam ||
prayācanaṃ ca śatrūṇāṃ gamanaṃ śaraṇasya ca ||
ete praśamane yogā mahāstrasya paraṃtapa ||
sarvathā pīḍito hi syād avadhyān pīḍayan raṇe ||
taj jagrāha pitā mahyam abravīc caiva sa prabhuḥ ||
tvaṃ varṣiṣyasi divyāni śastravarṣāṇy anekaśaḥ ||
anenāstreṇa saṃgrāme tejasā ca jvaliṣyasi ||
'Being slain in battle, or fleeing, or laying down one's arms, or pleading with the enemy, or turning to their refuge [surrender]—these are the means of pacifying the great weapon, O scorcher of foes; for whoever presses the invulnerable in battle will surely suffer in every way.' My father accepted this, and that lord said: 'With this weapon you shall pour forth divine rains of weapons many times over in battle, and you shall blaze with splendor.'
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The Lord also reveals the antidote: only humility calms the fearsome astra—laying down arms, retreating, begging for mercy, seeking refuge. It is telling that it is overcome not by greater force but by the abandonment of struggle: might strikes down pride, while meekness disarms it. The verse teaches that some dangers are conquered only by humility, not resistance; and one who bows before an irresistible fury rather than opposing it is saved where the one who persists in defiance perishes.