Shloka 42
विशालानगरीप्रवेशः
Entry toward Viśālā and the Indra–Kṣīrodamathana Legend
ये गताऽभिमुखं विष्णुमक्षयं पुरुषोत्तमम्।सम्पिष्टास्ते तदा युद्धे विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना।।।।
ye gatā 'bhimukhaṃ viṣṇum akṣayaṃ puruṣottamam |
sampiṣṭās te tadā yuddhe viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā ||
যারা অবিনাশী পুরুষোত্তম বিষ্ণুর সম্মুখে অগ্রসর হয়েছিল, তারা তখন সর্বক্ষম বিষ্ণুর দ্বারা যুদ্ধে চূর্ণবিচূর্ণ হল।
Those who opposed the imperishable, supreme purusha, Visnu, in the battle were crushed by all powerful Visnu.
FAQs
Adharma rooted in arrogance collapses when it challenges the sustaining order; Dharma teaches humility before the moral law and its divine guardianship.
Combatants who turn directly against Viṣṇu are defeated and crushed in the battle.
Humility (amānitva) by implication: the verse shows the futility of prideful opposition to the imperishable.