Shloka 5
ज्वलन्तं शूलमुद्रम्य यां दिशं प्रतिपद्यते । तस्यां दिशि विदीर्यन्ते शत्रवों मे महामुने,महामुने! वे जलता हुआ शूल हाथमें लेकर जिस ओर जाते उसी दिशामें मेरे शत्रु विदीर्ण हो जाते थे
arjuna uvāca | jvalantaṁ śūlam udyamya yāṁ diśaṁ pratipadyate | tasyāṁ diśi vidīryante śatravo me mahāmune ||
Arjuna berkata: “Wahai resi agung, setiap kali ia mengangkat tombak yang menyala dan maju ke arah mana pun, pada arah itulah musuh-musuhku terbelah dan hancur berkeping-keping. Daya yang tak tertahan itu bergerak bersamanya, membalikkan arus pertempuran, sehingga para pelaku adharma jatuh seakan dihadapkan pada tenaga yang berdaya ilahi.”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the overwhelming momentum of a divinely empowered warrior in a dharma-yuddha setting: when power is aligned with a higher force or rightful cause, opposition collapses. Ethically, it also underscores the grave consequences of entering an unrighteous path in war—destruction becomes swift and unavoidable.
Arjuna is describing a battlefield phenomenon to a great sage: a figure (implied from context) raises a blazing spear and moves toward a direction, and enemies positioned there are immediately shattered. It conveys awe at a superhuman or divinely backed martial force operating in the conflict.