Shloka 3
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 103: Garuḍa’s Protest, Viṣṇu’s Demonstration, and Counsel Toward Śama
अयं हरिसहस्रेण युक्त जैत्र॑ रथोत्तमम् । देवासुरेषु युद्धेषु मनसैव नियच्छति
ayaṃ harisahasreṇa yuktaṃ jaitraṃ rathottamam | devāsureṣu yuddheṣu manasaiva niyacchati ||
দেবাসুর-সংগ্রামে সহস্র অশ্বযুক্ত সেই বিজয়ী শ্রেষ্ঠ রথকে তিনি কেবল মনোবলেই সংযত ও নিয়ন্ত্রিত করেন।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes that true command over power—symbolized by a thousand-horsed victorious chariot—depends on mastery of the mind; inner restraint is the ethical foundation for directing external force.
Nārada describes an extraordinary war-chariot used in divine–demonic conflicts, noting that it is controlled not by physical reins alone but by mental resolve, underscoring the superhuman discipline associated with its wielder.