Shloka 5
तेषां च पार्थस्य च मारिषासीद् देहासुपापक्षपणं सुयुद्धम् । त्रैलोक्यहेतोरसुरैर्यथा55सीद् देवस्य विष्णोर्जयतां वरस्य,मान्यवर! फिर तो त्रिलोकीके राज्यके लिये जैसे असुरोंके साथ भगवान् विष्णुका युद्ध हुआ था, उसी प्रकार विजयी वीरोंमें श्रेष्ठ कुन्तीकुमार अर्जुनका उन योद्धाओंके साथ घोर संग्राम होने लगा जो उनके शरीर, प्राण और पापोंका विनाश करनेवाला था
teṣāṁ ca pārthasya ca māriṣāsīd dehāsu-pāpa-kṣapaṇaṁ su-yuddham | trailokya-hetor asurair yathāsīd devasya viṣṇor jayatāṁ varasya ||
三阇耶说道：于是，尊者啊，那些武士与帕尔塔（阿周那）之间爆发了一场惨烈而庄严的大战——此战摧毁身躯与性命，亦如罪业的涤除。它宛如往昔为三界主权之故，最胜的神毗湿奴与阿修罗所进行的战争。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames righteous warfare as both a kṣatriya obligation and a moral reckoning: the battle is portrayed as 'pāpa-kṣapaṇa' (sin-destroying/expiatory), and Arjuna’s struggle is elevated by comparison to Viṣṇu’s cosmic fight to uphold order across the three worlds.
Sañjaya reports that a dreadful, decisive clash begins between Arjuna and the opposing warriors. The intensity is likened to Viṣṇu’s ancient conflict with the Asuras for dominion over the three worlds, emphasizing the scale and gravity of the encounter.