Shloka 37
Samrāt-Lakṣaṇa and the Counsel to Check Jarāsandha (सम्राट्-लक्षणं जरासन्ध-प्रतिबाधा-परामर्शः)
तस्य हामरसंकाशौ बलेन बलिनां वरौ | नामभ्यां हंसडिम्भकावशस्त्रनिधनावुभौ
tasya hāmarasaṅkāśau balena balināṁ varau | nāmabhyāṁ haṁsaḍimbhakāv aśastranidhanāv ubhau ||
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: “He has two foremost supporters among the mighty—Haṁsa and Ḍimbhaka—whose strength is like that of the gods. Both have obtained a boon that they cannot be slain by weapons.”
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Exceptional power or invulnerability (such as a boon against weapons) can enable arrogance and injustice; dharmic action then requires discernment—choosing means aligned with righteousness and wisdom rather than relying only on brute force.
Kṛṣṇa identifies two powerful allies—Haṁsa and Ḍimbhaka—describing their godlike strength and their boon of being unslayable by weapons, thereby explaining why confronting them is not straightforward by ordinary martial methods.