Shloka 84
निवातकवचवधः — Arjuna’s Neutralization of the Nivātakavacas
Vajra-astra deployment
अयं च शंखप्रवरो येन जेतासि दानवान् | अनेन विजिता लोका: शक्रेणापि महात्मना,“यह श्रेष्ठ शंख है, जिसे बजानेसे तुम्हें दानवोंपर विजय प्राप्त हो सकती है। महामना इन्द्रने भी इसके द्वारा सम्पूर्ण लोकोंपर विजय पायी है'
ayaṃ ca śaṅkhapravaro yena jetāsi dānavān | anena vijitā lokāḥ śakreṇāpi mahātmanā |
Arjuna dijo: «Y este es el más excelso caracol de guerra; al hacerlo sonar podrás vencer a los dānavas. Con este mismo caracol, se dice que incluso Śakra (Indra), de gran alma, alcanzó el señorío sobre los mundos».
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate power is portrayed as power aligned with dharma: the conch symbolizes auspicious, divinely endorsed victory, suggesting that triumph should serve the restoration of order rather than personal domination.
Arjuna identifies a supreme conch and praises its efficacy, saying it can secure victory over the Dānavas and citing Indra’s own conquests as precedent, thereby encouraging confidence through a revered, sacred emblem of success.