Shloka 35
The Slaying of Śālva and the Destruction of Saubha
आधावत: सगदं तस्य बाहुं भल्लेन छित्त्वाथ रथाङ्गमद्भुतम् । वधाय शाल्वस्य लयार्कसन्निभं बिभ्रद् बभौ सार्क इवोदयाचल: ॥ ३५ ॥
ādhāvataḥ sa-gadaṁ tasya bāhuṁ bhallena chittvātha rathāṅgam adbhutam vadhāya śālvasya layārka-sannibhaṁ bibhrad babhau sārka ivodayācalaḥ
गदा घेऊन धावणाऱ्या शाल्वाचा हात प्रभूंनी भल्लाने छाटला. शाल्व-वधाचा निश्चय करून, प्रलयकालीन सूर्याप्रमाणे तेजस्वी सुदर्शनचक्र धारण केलेला कृष्ण उदयाचलावर उगवत्या सूर्याप्रमाणे शोभला.
FAQs
In this verse, Kṛṣṇa raises His wondrous Sudarśana disc—described as blazing like the pralaya-sun—showing it as His decisive divine weapon to destroy Śālva and protect dharma.
Śālva charged at Kṛṣṇa with a mace; Kṛṣṇa neutralized the immediate threat by severing his arm with a sharp arrow, then prepared to finish the battle with the Sudarśana Chakra.
The verse highlights swift, decisive removal of danger: devotees can cultivate faith that the Lord protects, while also acting intelligently and firmly to cut off harmful influences that threaten one’s dharma and devotion.