Shloka 44
आश्षूर्यमगमंस्तत्र मुनयो नभसि स्थिता: । श्रीकृष्ण और अर्जुनके द्वारा देवताओंकी गति कुण्ठित हुई देख आकाशमें खड़े हुए महर्षिगण बड़े आश्चर्यमें पड़ गये || ४३ $ ।। शक्रश्नापि तयोरवीर्यमुपलभ्यासकृद् रणे
āścaryam agamaṃs tatra munayo nabhasi sthitāḥ | śakraś cāpi tayor vīryam upalabhya asakṛd raṇe ... |
Da gerieten die Weisen, die im Himmel standen, in großes Staunen, als sie sahen, dass Lauf und Macht der Götter durch Kṛṣṇa und Arjuna gehemmt worden waren. Selbst Śakra (Indra), der ihre Tapferkeit im Kampf wieder und wieder erblickte, musste ihre außergewöhnliche Stärke zur Kenntnis nehmen.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Extraordinary dharmic agency can manifest through human-divine allies: when Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna act with decisive purpose, even the gods are made to pause. The passage highlights that true prowess is not merely force, but a power aligned with a larger providential order that can overawe even celestial beings.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that sages watching from the sky are amazed because Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna have impeded the gods’ movement/power. Indra (Śakra), seeing their repeated feats in battle, recognizes their exceptional valor.