Shloka 11
Balarāma Humbles the Kurus and Rescues Sāmba
तं तु ते विरथं चक्रुश्चत्वारश्चतुरो हयान् । एकस्तु सारथिं जघ्ने चिच्छेदान्य: शरासनम् ॥ ११ ॥
taṁ tu te virathaṁ cakruś catvāraś caturo hayān ekas tu sārathiṁ jaghne cicchedaṇyaḥ śarāsanam
Pero lo hicieron caer de su carro, dejándolo sin carro. Entonces cuatro de ellos abatieron sus cuatro caballos, uno mató a su auriga y otro le quebró el arco.
FAQs
Śālva is strategically disabled in battle—his horses are killed, his charioteer is slain, and his bow is cut, leaving him chariotless and weakened.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates these events to Mahārāja Parīkṣit as part of the account of Śālva’s attack on Dvārakā.
Even formidable threats can be neutralized step-by-step; the verse highlights focused action, discipline, and reliance on divine order rather than panic.