तं जघ्नुर्विविधैः शस्त्रैः परिवार्य समंततः । कालनेमिप्रभृतयो दश दैत्यमहारथाः
taṃ jaghnurvividhaiḥ śastraiḥ parivārya samaṃtataḥ | kālanemiprabhṛtayo daśa daityamahārathāḥ
انہوں نے اسے ہر طرف سے گھیر لیا؛ کالنیمی وغیرہ دس دَیتیہ مہارَتھیوں نے طرح طرح کے ہتھیاروں سے اس پر وار کیے۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced; narration resumes)
Scene: Ten daitya mahārathas, led by Kālanemi, surround Viṣṇu from all sides, raining diverse weapons; chariots, banners, dust, and the central calm of the deity amid chaos.
Adharma often advances through collective force, yet dharma’s protector remains unmoved by mere numbers and weaponry.
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