ततो हाहाकृते लोके काशिनाथो महाबली । युयुधे वासुदेवेन मित्रदुःखेन दुःखितः
tato hāhākṛte loke kāśinātho mahābalī | yuyudhe vāsudevena mitraduḥkhena duḥkhitaḥ
پھر جب دنیا میں ہاہاکار مچ گئی، تو مہابلی کاشی نریش، اپنے دوست کے دکھ سے دکھی ہو کر، واسودیو کے ساتھ لڑنے لگا۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Tirtha: Kāśī (invoked) within Prabhāsa narrative frame
Type: kshetra
Scene: The world erupts in cries; the powerful lord of Kāśī, burning with grief for his ally, engages Vāsudeva in battle amid panic and dust.
Worldly loyalties can propel one into conflict; dharma requires discernment about whom one supports.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) is explicitly named, while the chapter remains situated within the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya framework.
None; the verse focuses on the onset of battle and the emotional motive of the king.