Shloka 5
तेषां च पार्थस्य च मारिषासीद् देहासुपापक्षपणं सुयुद्धम् । त्रैलोक्यहेतोरसुरैर्यथा55सीद् देवस्य विष्णोर्जयतां वरस्य
teṣāṁ ca pārthasya ca māriṣāsīd dehāsu-pāpa-kṣapaṇaṁ su-yuddham | trailokya-hetor asurair yathāsīd devasya viṣṇor jayatāṁ varasya ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: Pagkaraan, O kagalang-galang, sumiklab ang isang mabagsik ngunit marangal na labanan sa pagitan ng mga mandirigmang iyon at ni Pārtha (Arjuna)—isang sagupaan na sumisira sa katawan at buhay, na wari’y pag-alis ng kasalanan. Ito’y tulad ng digmaang minsang ipinaglaban ng diyos na si Viṣṇu, ang pinakadakila sa mga nagwawagi, laban sa mga Asura para sa paghahari sa tatlong daigdig.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames righteous warfare as both a kṣatriya obligation and a moral reckoning: the battle is portrayed as 'pāpa-kṣapaṇa' (sin-destroying/expiatory), and Arjuna’s struggle is elevated by comparison to Viṣṇu’s cosmic fight to uphold order across the three worlds.
Sañjaya reports that a dreadful, decisive clash begins between Arjuna and the opposing warriors. The intensity is likened to Viṣṇu’s ancient conflict with the Asuras for dominion over the three worlds, emphasizing the scale and gravity of the encounter.