Shloka 61
भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः
Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas
पीतकौशेयसंवीतो मणिश्यामो जनार्दन: । शुशुभे विद्रवन् भीष्म विद्युन्माली यथाम्बुद:,रेशमी पीताम्बर धारण किये इन्द्रनीलमणिके समान श्यामसुन्दर श्रीकृष्ण भीष्मकी ओर दौड़ते समय ऐसी शोभा पा रहे थे, मानो विद्युन्मालासे अलंकृत श्याममेघ जा रहा हो
pītakauśeyasaṃvīto maṇiśyāmo janārdanaḥ | śuśubhe vidravan bhīṣma vidyunmālī yathāmbudaḥ ||
Sañjaya said: Clad in yellow silk, Janārdana—dark-hued like a sapphire—shone brilliantly as he rushed toward Bhīṣma, like a dark rain-cloud adorned with a garland of lightning. The image underscores a dharmic urgency: Kṛṣṇa’s awe-inspiring splendor accompanies decisive action taken to protect righteousness amid the moral crisis of war.
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.