Oh ! Descendant of Raghu, even that deleteriously destructive Brahma's missile was completely consumed with the seraphic resplendence of Brahma-baton ( Brahmadanda ) of Sage Vashishtha. [1-56-16]
The appearance of that great-souled Vashishta became appallingly perplexing when he was finishing off that Brahma missile as if to surely petrify the Tri-world. [1-56-17]
From all of the pits of hair of that great-souled Vashishta ramified, were the raditional beams and those radiated shafts were rolling up with the fumes of radiation. [1-56-18]
The staff of Brahma, raised in Vashishtha's hand, resembling smokeless fire at the end of the dissolution of the worlds inflamed like another rod of death ( Yama-danda ). [1-56-19]
The assemblages of saints then extolled the best meditator Vashishta saying 'O Brahmin, your energy is infallible, hold your energy by your enegy. - [1-56-20]