Shloka 9
Adhyāya 6: Śibira-dvāra-sthita Bhūta-varṇana and Aśvatthāmā’s Śaraṇāgati to Mahādeva
तथा तेजोमरीचिभ्य: शड्खचक्रगदाधरा: । प्रादुरासन् हषीकेशा: शतशो5थ सहस्रशः,उसके तेजकी किरणोंसे शंख, चक्र और गदा धारण करनेवाले सैकड़ों, हजारों विष्णु प्रकट हो रहे थे
tathā tejomarīcibhyaḥ śaṅkhacakragadādharāḥ | prādurāsan hṛṣīkeśāḥ śataśo ’tha sahasraśaḥ ||
三阇耶说道：从那炽盛光辉的光线之中，显现出成百——乃至成千——的赫利湿迦耶沙（Hṛṣīkeśa，毗湿奴）之化身，个个执持螺号、神轮与金刚杵（钺槌）。此一异象宣告：夜战的暴烈背后，屹立着压倒一切的神圣主权；在人之傲慢与残酷，于其面前尽成微尘。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the overwhelming supremacy of the divine (Hṛṣīkeśa/Viṣṇu) over human conflict: even amid brutal warfare, ultimate authority and moral order are not human possessions but rest with the cosmic Lord, whose presence can multiply beyond measure.
Sañjaya describes a visionary scene in which, from radiant beams, countless forms of Hṛṣīkeśa appear, each holding the classic Vaiṣṇava emblems—conch, discus, and mace—signaling a sudden, awe-inspiring divine intervention or revelation within the events of the Sauptika episode.