Shloka 55
भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः
Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas
नामृष्यत महाबाहुर्माधव: परवीरहा
sañjaya uvāca | nāmṛṣyata mahābāhur mādhavaḥ paravīrahā | tadā śatruvīrāṇāṃ nāśaṃ kartum asahyaṃ tasya babhūva | ārya! sa yogeśvaro bhagavān vāsudevaḥ rajatasadṛśaśvetavarṇān arjunasya hayān vihāya tasmād mahārathāt praskandya kevalaṃ bhujāyudho hastayoḥ kaśāṃ gṛhītvā punaḥ punaḥ siṃhanādaṃ kurvan balavān tejasvī śrīhariḥ bhīṣmaṃ prati mahāvegād dhāvamānaḥ ||
三阇耶说：臂力无双的摩陀婆——诛灭敌方勇士者——再也无法忍受。噢，高贵者！瑜伽之主、婆苏提婆从那辆巨大战车上一跃而下，抛下阿周那那银白如雪的骏马。唯以双臂为兵，手执鞭索，屡屡如狮子般咆哮；威猛而光辉的圣者诃利以极快的速度直奔毗湿摩而去。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the divine charioteer, committed to restraint, may act decisively when dharma is endangered: righteous resolve can require stepping beyond prior self-imposed limits to protect the just cause and prevent unchecked destruction.
Seeing the battle situation become intolerable, Kṛṣṇa (Mādhava/Vāsudeva) leaps from Arjuna’s chariot, leaving the horses, seizes the whip, roars like a lion, and charges at Bhīṣma with great speed—signaling an urgent, dramatic intervention in the fight.