ततो बलेन महता काशिराजबलेन च । पौंड्रको वासुदेवोऽसौ केशवाभिमुखो ययौ
tato balena mahatā kāśirājabalena ca | pauṃḍrako vāsudevo'sau keśavābhimukho yayau
Bấy giờ Pauṇḍraka, kẻ tự xưng là “Vāsudeva”, nhờ đại quân của mình và cả quân lực của vua Kāśī, tiến lên đối mặt với Keśava.
Narrator (Purāṇic narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages
Scene: Pauṇḍraka, backed by Kāśī’s army, advances boldly toward Keśava, proclaiming himself ‘Vāsudeva’; two forces converge under dust and war-cries.
Imitating divine names and status does not grant divine authority; adharma, even when backed by power, ultimately confronts the true Lord.
The verse is set in the wider narrative connected with Kāśī through the Kāśīrāja, within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya compilation.
None; it is a martial/narrative progression.