na devā daṇḍamādāya rakṣanti paśupālavat |
yaṃ tu rakṣitumicchanti buddhyā saṃvibhajanti tam ||
Parmeshwar (God) doesn’t himself take a ‘danda’ (Stick) in his hand to protect someone. But he gives the ‘buddhi’ (Intelligence) to a person whose safety he wishes, to withstand any attack ! One can recall many instances in the life of Shivaji Maharaj where the above SubAshita can be perfectly applied!