यद्यप्यस्त्रं ब्रह्मशिरस्त्वमोघं चाप्रतिक्रियम् ।
वैष्णवं तेज आसाद्य समशाम्यद्भृगूद्वह ॥१५॥

yadyapy astraṠbrahma-śiras
tv amoghaá¹ cÄpratikriyam
vaiṣṇavaá¹ teja ÄsÄdya
samaÅ›Ämyad bhá¹›gÅ«dvaha


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O Åšaunaka! Though the brahmÄstra is effective and cannot be prevented from acting, on meeting the weapon of Viṣṇu, it became completely ineffective.

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