Shloka 16
Śālva Attacks Dvārakā; Pradyumna Leads the Defense
Saubha-vimāna and Māyā-yuddha
तत: प्रववृते युद्धं शाल्वानां यदुभि: सह । यथासुराणां विबुधैस्तुमुलं लोमहर्षणम् ॥ १६ ॥
tataḥ pravavṛte yuddhaṁ śālvānāṁ yadubhiḥ saha yathāsurāṇāṁ vibudhais tumulaṁ loma-harṣaṇam
അതിനുശേഷം ശാൽവരുടെ സേനയും യദുക്കളും തമ്മിൽ ഭീകരവും രോമാഞ്ചകരവുമായ യുദ്ധം ആരംഭിച്ചു; ദേവന്മാരും അസുരന്മാരും തമ്മിലുള്ള മഹായുദ്ധംപോലെ അതി തുമുലമായിരുന്നു।
FAQs
This verse says the war erupted fiercely between Śālva’s forces and the Yadus, so terrifying and thunderous that it resembled the legendary devas-versus-asuras conflict.
To convey the scale and intensity of the conflict: it was not an ordinary skirmish but a cosmic-level, hair-raising clash in which mighty powers confronted each other.
Even when life becomes “tumultuous,” a devotee remembers that the Lord’s protection of dharma continues; one should stay steady, take shelter of devotion, and act responsibly amid upheaval.