Shloka 57
भीमसेनस्य बहुमहारथसंयुगः
Bhīmasena’s Engagement with Multiple Mahārathas
अभिदुद्राव भीष्मं स भुजप्रहरणो बली । प्रतोदपाणिस्तेजस्वी सिंहवद् विनदन् मुहुः
abhidudrāva bhīṣmaṁ sa bhujapraharaṇo balī | pratodapāṇis tejasvī siṁhavad vinadan muhuḥ ||
三阇耶说：那位威猛而光辉者径直冲向毗湿摩，唯以双臂为兵。手执鞭索，屡屡如狮子般咆哮，以惊人的速度猛扑而前——再也无法忍受英雄们被屠戮。抛下阿周那那银白如雪的骏马，从巨大战车上一跃而下后，瑜伽之主婆苏提婆（摩陀婆）奔向毗湿摩；他被迫切的道义决断所驱使：止息杀戮、护持达摩，即便代价是违背自己曾立下的誓言。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
When dharma is in immediate danger, mere formal adherence to a prior resolve may be outweighed by the higher duty to protect life and righteousness. Kṛṣṇa’s lion-like charge—apparently risking his own vow—highlights that ethical action is judged by its deeper purpose (lokasaṅgraha and protection of the just), not only by external consistency.
As Bhīṣma devastates the opposing warriors, Kṛṣṇa can no longer tolerate the slaughter. He leaps from Arjuna’s chariot, takes up the whip, and charges at Bhīṣma unarmed except for his own strength, roaring like a lion—an intense moment of divine intervention and moral urgency on the battlefield.