Narayana Astra 2

After Kunti's son, Yudhishthira had said this, he of Dasarha's race, (viz., Kesava) quickly forbidding the troops, by motion of his arms, to fly away said these words, Speedily lay down your weapons, all of you, and alight from your vehicles. Even
this is the means ordained by the illustrious one, (viz., Narayana himself) for baffling this weapon. Come
down on the earth, all of you from your elephants and steeds and cars. If you stand weaponless on the
earth, this weapon will not slay you.

In those places where you will fight for quelling the force of this
weapon the Kauravas will become more powerful than you. Those men, however, that will throw down
their weapons and alight from their vehicles, will not in this battle, be slain by this weapon. They,
however, that will, even in imagination, contend against this weapon, will all be slain even if they seek
refuge deep beneath the earth'. The warriors of the Pandava army, hearing, O Bharata, these words of
Vasudeva, threw their weapons and drove away from their hearts all desire of battle.

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