Shloka 326
यद्येषां न भवेद् गोप्ता विष्वक्सेनो महाबल: । “यदि महाबली भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण उन पाण्डवोंकी रक्षा न करते तो मैं इन सबको केवल एक धनुषके ही द्वारा मार सकता था
yadyeṣāṁ na bhaved goptā viśvakseno mahābalaḥ |
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: “Kung hindi sila pinangalagaan ng makapangyarihang Viśvaksena—ang Panginoong Kṛṣṇa—maaari ko sanang mapatay silang lahat gamit lamang ang iisang busog.” Ipinahihiwatig ng pahayag na ito na sa gitna ng nagngangalit na digmaan, ang galing ng tao ay may hangganan kapag sumasalungat sa banal na pag-iingat at sa lakas ng dharma na nakahanay sa panig ng mga Pāṇḍava.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the theme that mere martial skill is not ultimate; when divine guardianship (here identified with Kṛṣṇa as Viśvaksena) supports a cause, human power is checked. It frames victory and survival as connected to protection aligned with dharma, not only to weapons and strength.
Sañjaya reports a warrior’s assessment of the battlefield situation: the Pāṇḍavas remain unharmed not simply by chance but because Kṛṣṇa is seen as their protector. The speaker claims that without Kṛṣṇa’s protection, he could have destroyed them all with his bow—an expression of confidence tempered by acknowledgment of Kṛṣṇa’s decisive role.