Shloka 6

Śālva Attacks Dvārakā; Pradyumna Leads the Defense

Saubha-vimāna and Māyā-yuddha

Devanagari script

देवासुरमनुष्याणां गन्धर्वोरगरक्षसाम् । अभेद्यं कामगं वव्रे स यानं वृष्णिभीषणम् ॥ ६ ॥

Transliteration

devāsura-manuṣyāṇāṁ gandharvoraga-rakṣasām abhedyaṁ kāma-gaṁ vavre sa yānaṁ vṛṣṇi-bhīṣaṇam

Translation

Śālva memilih sebuah kenderaan yang tidak dapat dimusnahkan oleh dewa, asura, manusia, Gandharva, Uraga atau Rākṣasa; yang boleh pergi ke mana sahaja menurut kehendaknya, dan yang menggentarkan kaum Vṛṣṇi.

Synonyms

देवof the gods

असुरof the demons

मनुष्याणाम्of humans

गन्धर्वof Gandharvas

उरगof serpents

रक्षसाम्of Rakṣasas

अभेद्यम्unbreakable, impregnable

कामगम्moving at will

वव्रेchose, selected

सःhe

यानम्vehicle

वृष्णिभीषणम्terrifying to the Vṛṣṇis

Characters & Entities

Śālva

Vṛṣṇis (Yādavas)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Śālva’s flying vehicle (vimāna)?

This verse says Śālva obtained a desire-moving, impenetrable vehicle that even devas, asuras, humans, Gandharvas, serpents, and Rākṣasas could not break, and it became terrifying to the Vṛṣṇis.

Why did Śālva obtain such a powerful vehicle against the Vṛṣṇis?

In the narrative of Canto 10, Śālva attacks Dvārakā; this boon-like vehicle empowered his assault and intensified the threat to Krishna’s dynasty, setting the stage for Krishna’s decisive protection of His devotees.

Practical application: what can devotees learn from an ‘abhedya’ enemy advantage?

Even when opposition seems invincible, the Bhagavatam teaches reliance on the Lord’s shelter—material power and fear can rise suddenly, but divine protection and dharma ultimately prevail.