Shloka 21
Dyūta-doṣa-prakāśana — Kṛṣṇa’s Critique of Gambling and the Exile Crisis
तन्मुहूर्तमभूद् युद्ध तत्र मे दानवै: सह । वशीभूताश्न मे सर्वे भूतले च निपातिता:,वहाँ सौभनिवासी दानवोंके साथ दो घड़ीतक मेरा युद्ध हुआ और मैंने सबको वशमें करके पृथ्वीपर मार गिराया
tanmuhūrtam abhūd yuddhaṃ tatra me dānavaiḥ saha | vaśībhūtāś ca me sarve bhūtale ca nipātitāḥ ||
ആ അല്പനേരം അവിടെ ദാനവന്മാരോടു ഞാൻ യുദ്ധം ചെയ്തു. അവരെ എല്ലാവരെയും വശപ്പെടുത്തി ഭൂമിയിൽ വീഴ്ത്തി.
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that force aligned with dharma, guided by self-control (vaśa), can restrain and neutralize destructive powers. Victory is presented not as mere violence but as the subduing of adharma through mastery and rightful authority.
Śrī Kṛṣṇa recounts a brief but decisive battle in which he fought the Dānavas, subdued them, and cast them down on the earth, emphasizing his capacity to protect and restore order when threatened by hostile beings.