Shloka 27
Book 3, Āraṇyaka-parva — Adhyāya 19: Pradyumna’s Reproach of Withdrawal and the Ethics of Kṣātra Reputation
स द्वारकां परित्यज्य क्रूरो वृष्णिभिरार्दित: । सौभमास्थाय राजेन्द्र दिवमाचक्रमे तदा,महाराज! उस समय वृष्णिवंशियोंसे पीड़ित हो क्रूर स्वभाववाला शाल्व द्वारकाको छोड़कर अपने सौभ नामक विमानका आश्रय ले आकाशमें जा पहुँचा
sa dvārakāṃ parityajya krūro vṛṣṇibhir ārditaḥ | saubham āsthāya rājendra divam ācakrame tadā ||
Wahai Maharaja, saat itu Śālva yang berhati kejam—terdesak oleh para Vṛṣṇi—meninggalkan Dvārakā. Ia berlindung pada wahana terbang bernama Saubha dan pun naik ke angkasa.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Aggression and cruelty, when met by united resistance, lead not to lasting victory but to retreat and further escalation; the verse highlights the ethical consequence that violent intent invites counter-force and loss of ground.
Śālva, harried by the Vṛṣṇis, withdraws from Dvārakā and escapes by mounting his flying craft Saubha, ascending into the sky to continue the conflict from a strategic advantage.