Shloka 29
Śālva–Pradyumna Yuddha: Sārathya-kauśala, Astra-pratikāra, Daiva-niyati
Chapter 20
ततो हलहलाशब्द: सौभमध्ये व्यवर्धत । वध्यतां विशिखैस्तीक्ष्णै: पततां च महार्णवे,इससे सौभविमानमें मेरे तीखे बाणोंसे मरकर महासागरमें गिरनेवाले दानवोंका कोलाहल बढ़ने लगा
tato halahalāśabdaḥ saubhamadhye vyavardhata | vadhyatāṁ viśikhaiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ patatāṁ ca mahārṇave ||
Then, within the Saubha aerial fortress, the clamour of ‘halahalā’ grew louder, as the demons—struck down by my sharp arrows—fell into the great ocean. The scene underscores the inevitable consequence of violent, unrighteous aggression: when adharma takes up arms, it meets a fitting end amid its own tumult.
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that adharma-driven hostility culminates in self-destructive chaos; righteous force, when employed to restrain aggressors, brings about the downfall of those who persist in wrongdoing.
Vāsudeva describes how, inside the Saubha aerial fortress, the uproar rises as demons struck by his sharp arrows are slain and tumble down into the great ocean.