ततो हाहाकृते लोके काशिनाथो महाबली । युयुधे वासुदेवेन मित्रदुःखेन दुःखितः
tato hāhākṛte loke kāśinātho mahābalī | yuyudhe vāsudevena mitraduḥkhena duḥkhitaḥ
Alors, tandis que le monde criait d'alarme, le puissant seigneur de Kāśī combattit Vāsudeva, affligé par le chagrin de son allié.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Tirtha: Kāśī (invoked) within Prabhāsa narrative frame
Type: kshetra
Scene: The world erupts in cries; the powerful lord of Kāśī, burning with grief for his ally, engages Vāsudeva in battle amid panic and dust.
Worldly loyalties can propel one into conflict; dharma requires discernment about whom one supports.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) is explicitly named, while the chapter remains situated within the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya framework.
None; the verse focuses on the onset of battle and the emotional motive of the king.