Shloka 61
भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः
Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas
पीतकौशेयसंवीतो मणिश्यामो जनार्दन: । शुशुभे विद्रवन् भीष्म विद्युन्माली यथाम्बुद:
pītakauśeyasaṃvīto maṇiśyāmo janārdanaḥ | śuśubhe vidravan bhīṣma vidyunmālī yathāmbudaḥ ||
Sañjaya dit : Revêtu de soie jaune, Janārdana—sombre comme un saphir—resplendissait en se précipitant vers Bhīṣma, tel un nuage de pluie obscur paré d’une guirlande d’éclairs.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how divine power and beauty are not merely ornamental but accompany urgent, righteous action in a moment of moral peril. Kṛṣṇa’s splendor while rushing toward Bhīṣma signals the gravity of protecting dharma even amid the chaos of battle.
Sañjaya describes Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana), dressed in yellow silk and dark as a sapphire, rushing toward Bhīṣma. His appearance is compared to a dark cloud streaked with lightning, emphasizing speed, majesty, and the charged atmosphere of the battlefield.