Shloka 46

यादवक्षयः, बलराम-निर्याणम्, कृष्णस्य उपसंहारः (प्रभासे विनाशः)

Devanagari script

ततश् चार्णवमध्येन जैत्रो ऽसौ चक्रिणो रथः पश्यतो दारुकस्याशु हृतो ऽश्वैर् द्विजसत्तम

Transliteration

tataś cārṇavamadhyena jaitro 'sau cakriṇo rathaḥ paśyato dārukasyāśu hṛto 'śvair dvijasattama

Translation

తర్వాత, ఓ ద్విజశ్రేష్ఠా, చక్రధారి ప్రభువు యొక్క ఆ విజయరథం దారుకుడు చూస్తుండగానే గుర్రాలచే లాగబడుతూ సముద్రమధ్యంగా వేగంగా తీసుకుపోయబడింది।

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

चand

अर्णवमध्येनthrough the middle of the ocean

जैत्रःvictorious, triumphal

असौthat (one)

चक्रिणःof the discus-bearer (Vishnu/Krishna)

रथःchariot

पश्यतःwhile (he) was watching

दारुकस्यof Dāruka

आशुquickly

हृतःwas carried off, taken away

अश्वैःby horses

द्विजसत्तमO best of the twice-born

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Characters & Entities

Sri Krishna (Cakrin, Discus-bearer)

Dāruka

Ocean (Arṇava)

FAQs

What is the significance of Krishna being called 'Cakrin' in the Vishnu Purana?

“Cakrin” identifies Krishna with Vishnu’s supreme weapon (the Sudarshana Chakra), marking him as the sovereign Lord whose will governs the course of battle and cosmic order.

How does Sage Parāśara explain sudden reversals in battle narratives like this one?

Parāśara presents such moments as dramatic turns within a divinely guided outcome—events may look adverse (the chariot being swept away), yet they unfold under Bhagavan’s overarching control.

What is the theological importance of the ocean setting in this verse?

The ocean evokes the vast field of cosmic forces; Krishna’s chariot moving through it emphasizes that even the most overwhelming domains remain within the Lord’s mastery.