Shloka 14
भीष्मरक्षण-प्रकरणम् / The Protective Screen around Bhīṣma and the Śalya–Yudhiṣṭhira Clash
को हि शक्तो रणे जेतुं पाण्डवं रभसं तदा । यस्य गोप्ता जगद्गोप्ता शड्खचक्रगदाधर:
sañjaya uvāca | ko hi śakto raṇe jetuṃ pāṇḍavaṃ rabhasaṃ tadā | yasya goptā jagadgoptā śaṅkhacakragadādharaḥ ||
三阇耶说道：当时在战场上，谁能击败那勇猛急进的般度之子？他的护持者乃是护世者——执螺、持轮、握杵的婆苏提婆。此颂揭示：阿周那的武力与婆苏提婆所赐的道义与宇宙护佑不可分离；当神圣护持与正法之因相应时，单凭凡人之力终不能胜。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that victory is not merely a product of physical strength; when a warrior is aligned with dharma and protected by the cosmic Lord (Vāsudeva), opposition grounded only in human power cannot truly overcome him.
Sañjaya, narrating the Kurukṣetra war to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, emphasizes Arjuna’s near-invincibility because Kṛṣṇa—described in Viṣṇu’s iconic form as the bearer of conch, discus, and mace—stands as his guardian.