Shloka 57
नरोत्तमौ केशवपाण्डुनन्दनौ तदाहितावग्निदिवाकराविव । रणाजिरे वीतभयौ विरेजतु: समानयानाविव विष्णुवासवौ
narottamau keśavapāṇḍunandanau tadāhitāv agnidivākarāv iva | raṇājire vītabhayau virejatuḥ samānayānāv iva viṣṇuvāsavau ||
Śalya sprach: „Dann bestiegen jene beiden Besten der Menschen—Keśava und der Sohn Pāṇḍus—denselben Wagen und leuchteten auf dem Schlachtfeld wie Feuer und Sonne. Furchtlos im Getümmel des Krieges erschienen sie wie Viṣṇu und Vāsava (Indra), die gemeinsam auf einem einzigen Gefährt sitzen.“
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse elevates fearless, duty-bound action in a righteous cause: when courage and clarity are joined with divine guidance (Kṛṣṇa) and disciplined human effort (Arjuna), they radiate moral and martial strength, undisturbed by fear.
Śalya describes Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna entering the battlefield together on Arjuna’s chariot. Their combined presence is portrayed through cosmic and divine comparisons—Fire and Sun, Viṣṇu and Indra—emphasizing their splendor and fearlessness at this moment in the Karṇa Parva battle.