Shloka 59
अध्याय ८२ — केशवप्रयाणे निमित्तदर्शनम्
Omens and Reception During Keśava’s Departure
ते हया वासुदेवस्य दारुकेण प्रचोदिता: । पन्थानमाचेमुरिव ग्रसमाना इवाम्बरम्,दारुकके हाँकनेपर भगवान् वासुदेवके वे अश्व इतने वेगसे चलने लगे, मानो समस्त मार्गको पी रहे हों और आकाशको ग्रस लेना चाहते हों
te hayā vāsudevasya dārukeṇa pracoditāḥ | panthānam ācemur iva grasamānā ivāmbaram ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Didorong oleh Dāruka, kuda-kuda Vāsudeva meluru ke hadapan dengan kelajuan sedemikian rupa sehingga seolah-olah mereka sedang meneguk habis seluruh jalan dan hampir menelan langit itu sendiri. Gambaran ini menegaskan ketergesaan Kṛṣṇa yang penuh tujuan serta kekuatan yang terkawal pada saisnya, tatkala peristiwa bergerak menuju pertembungan yang tidak dapat dielakkan.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined power directed by competent guidance: immense force (the horses’ speed) becomes meaningful and safe only when properly steered (by Dāruka) in service of a higher purpose (Vāsudeva’s mission). Ethically, it suggests that energy and capability should be governed by skill, restraint, and dharmic intent.
Vaiśampāyana describes Kṛṣṇa’s chariot team accelerating rapidly. Dāruka urges the horses on, and their speed is poetically compared to consuming the road and nearly swallowing the sky, conveying urgency as the story advances toward decisive political and martial developments.