Shloka 27
अर्जुनस्य अन्त्येष्टि, द्वारकाप्लावनम्, कलिप्रवेशः, कालोपदेशः
ततः शरेषु क्षीणेषु धनुष्कोट्या धनंजयः जघान दस्यूंस् ते चास्य प्रहाराञ् जहसुर् मुने
tataḥ śareṣu kṣīṇeṣu dhanuṣkoṭyā dhanaṃjayaḥ jaghāna dasyūṃs te cāsya prahārāñ jahasur mune
Kemudian apabila anak panahnya habis, Dhanañjaya memukul para dasyu perompak dengan hujung busurnya; namun, wahai resi, mereka mentertawakan pukulannya.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
Here the dasyus represent disruptive, lawless forces; their presence highlights the kingly duty of protection and the restoration of social order (dharma) within the Purāṇic vision of sovereignty.
By depicting Dhanañjaya fighting even after his arrows are exhausted, Parāśara underscores perseverance in righteous protection—dharma is upheld through steadfast action, not merely through perfect resources.
Even in a battlefield detail, the Purāṇa frames worldly sovereignty and the re-establishment of order as ultimately grounded in Vishnu’s cosmic governance—human heroes act within the larger dharmic order sustained by the Supreme Reality.