Shloka 26
आश्षचर्यमिति गोविन्दो ब्रुवन्नश्वानचोदयत् । हंसांशुगौरास्ते सेनां हंसा: सर इवाविशन्,'आश्चर्य है” ऐसा कहकर भगवान् श्रीकृष्णने घोड़ोंको आगे बढ़ाया। हंस तथा चन्द्र- किरणोंके समान श्वेतवर्णवाले वे घोड़े शत्रुसेनामें उसी प्रकार घुस गये, जैसे हंस तालाबमें प्रवेश करते हैं
āścaryam iti govindo bruvann aśvān acodayat | haṃsāṃśu-gaurās te senāṃ haṃsāḥ sara ivāviśan ||
Sañjaya said: Saying, “How wondrous!”, Govinda urged the horses forward. White as swans and as moonbeams, those steeds plunged into the enemy host just as swans enter a lake—an image that heightens the awe of Kṛṣṇa’s fearless charioteering amid the moral gravity of war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores divine steadiness and fearless action in the midst of dharmic crisis: Kṛṣṇa, as charioteer, advances without hesitation, inspiring awe and suggesting that disciplined, purposeful action can be carried out even amid the ethical weight of battle.
Sañjaya narrates that Kṛṣṇa (Govinda) exclaims in wonder and drives the chariot-horses forward; the bright white horses enter the enemy formation, compared poetically to swans gliding into a lake.