Although Vishnu was fully capable to raise the dart, still he contented himself with only shaking it. In this, the powerful lord only kept the honour of Skanda intact.
शक्तेनापि समुद्धर्तुं कम्पिता साभवत् तदा॥ रक्षिता स्कन्दराजस्य धर्षणा प्रभविष्णुना।