tarhi vāruṇāstreṇa vahnim etam upaśamayeyaṁ? tatrāha—na hīti |
anyatamam āgneyādi, praty avakaryaṇaṁ nivartakaṁ, tasmād astra-tejasā brahmāstreṇaivennaddhaṁ vṛddhaṁ brahmāstratejo jahi nāśaya |
tvad astraṁ tad upasaṁhṛtya svayaṁ śāmyet, hi yatas tvam astrajño'si ||