Shloka 423
Yuddha-yajña-vyākhyāna (The Battle as Sacrifice): Ambarīṣa–Indra Saṃvāda
स विष्णुविक्रमक्रामी बृहस्पतिसम: प्रभु: । जो योद्धा शत्रुके सेनापतिका वध करके उसके रथपर आरूढ़ हो जाता है
sa viṣṇu-vikrama-krāmī bṛhaspati-samaḥ prabhuḥ | yo yoddhā śatruke senāpatikā vadha karke tasya rathopari ārūḍho bhavati, sa bhagavad-viṣṇu-samaṃ parākramaśālī, bṛhaspati-samaṃ buddhimān tathā śaktimān vīraḥ manyate |
Sinabi ni Ambarīṣa: “Ang mandirigmang nakapatay sa kumander ng hukbo ng kaaway at saka sumakay sa kanyang karwahe ay dapat ituring na isang makapangyarihang bayani—matapang gaya ni Viṣṇu sa kanyang mga hakbang, marunong gaya ni Bṛhaspati, at may taglay na kapangyarihang mamuno.”
अम्बरीष उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises decisive, responsible leadership in righteous warfare: removing the enemy’s command structure and taking command-symbols (the chariot) marks a warrior as both powerful and wise—valor must be joined with intelligence and authority.
Ambarīṣa describes a battlefield criterion of excellence: a warrior who kills the opposing army’s commander and then mounts that commander’s chariot is acclaimed as exceptionally heroic, likened to Viṣṇu in prowess and to Bṛhaspati in counsel.