Shankhabhrin Nandaki Chakri Shaarngadhanva Gadaadharah...
शङ्खभृन्नन्दकी चक्री शार्ङ्गधन्वा गदाधरः ।
रथाङ्गपाणिरक्षोभ्यः सर्वप्रहरणायुधः ॥
ಶಙ್ಖಭೃನ್ನನ್ದಕೀ ಚಕ್ರೀ ಶಾರ್ಙ್ಗಧನ್ವಾ ಗದಾಧರಃ |
ರಥಾಙ್ಗಪಾಣಿರಕ್ಷೋಭ್ಯಃ ಸರ್ವಪ್ರಹರಣಾಯುಧಃ ||
శఙ్ఖభృన్నన్దకీ చక్రీ శార్ఙ్గధన్వా గదాధరః |
రథాఙ్గపాణిరక్షోభ్యః సర్వప్రహరణాయుధః ||
śaṅkHabhṛnNandakī cakrī śārṅgadHanvā gadādHaraḥ |
ratHāṅgapāṇir.akṣōbhyaH sarvapraHaraṇāyudhaH ||
(Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stothram)
"I bow to Lord Vishnu, who bears the conch (Panchajanya Shankha), the sword (Nandaka), the discus (Sudarshana Chakra), the bow (Sharnga), and the mace (Kaumodaki); who holds the wheel in His hand, who remains forever unshakeable (unperturbed), and who is equipped with all weapons to protect His devotees."
RATHAANGAPAANI (one who is holding the wheel of a chariot in his hand) - This has a direct reference to this battlefield event at Kurukshetra war.
Sri Krishna had vowed never to take up a weapon during the war. Bhishma, however, had made a counter-vow: he would fight so fiercely that he would force Krishna to break His own word.
Bhishma fought with such terrifying intensity that the Pandava army was being decimated. Arjuna, paralyzed by his affection for his grandfather, was fighting half-heartedly and could not stop the onslaught.
Seeing Arjuna’s hesitation and the imminent collapse of Dharma, Krishna was "enraged". He jumped off the chariot, abandoned the reins, and picked up a broken chariot wheel (symbolizing His Sudarshana Chakra).
Krishna rushed toward Bhishma, whip in hand and the wheel raised, ready to strike. Seeing this, Bhishma dropped his weapons, smiled, and welcomed death at the hands of the Lord, considering it his greatest blessing.
Even in His "rage," Krishna remains unshakeable and undisturbed, He is Akshobhya. His anger is not a loss of control but a divine Leela (play) to fulfill His devotee's (Bheeshma) wish and restore Arjuna’s focus.
This scene is a classic example of Bhaktavatsalya of ParamaTma where God breaks His own word to keep the word of His devotee (Bhishma), just to make His devotee's word come true, and at the same time protect the life of another (Arjuna).
As Krishna approached, Bhishma did not lift his bow in defense. Instead, he dropped his weapons, stood tall, and said: "Come, O Lord of the Lords! Kill me and liberate me."
This represents the highest stage of Saranagati (total Surrender), where the devotee has no fear of death because they see only the hand of God in everything.
Bhagavantha Sri Krishna is Bhaktadhina - This leela is the ultimate proof that in the Bhagavad Gita, when Krishna says "My devotee shall never perish," He is willing to move heaven and earth—and even break His own word—to ensure it.
As Sri Krishna rushes toward Bhishma with the chariot wheel, He is not just breaking a promise—He is fulfilling a higher law.
By setting aside His own word to honor Bhishma’s desire and protect Arjuna’s life, He physically demonstrates the promise of Ananya Chintayanto.
He proves that for the devotee who thinks of Him alone, He will 'carry' (Vahamyaham) every burden, even if that burden is the weight of the war, the broken wheel of a chariot, or the protection of the devotee's own soul.
ananyāś cintayanto māṃ ye janāḥ paryupāsate |
teṣāṃ nityābhiyuktānāṃ yoga-kṣemaṃ vahāmyaham ||
Sri Krishnaarpanamastu
naham karta harih karta
रथाङ्गपाणिरक्षोभ्यः सर्वप्रहरणायुधः ॥
ಶಙ್ಖಭೃನ್ನನ್ದಕೀ ಚಕ್ರೀ ಶಾರ್ಙ್ಗಧನ್ವಾ ಗದಾಧರಃ |
ರಥಾಙ್ಗಪಾಣಿರಕ್ಷೋಭ್ಯಃ ಸರ್ವಪ್ರಹರಣಾಯುಧಃ ||
శఙ్ఖభృన్నన్దకీ చక్రీ శార్ఙ్గధన్వా గదాధరః |
రథాఙ్గపాణిరక్షోభ్యః సర్వప్రహరణాయుధః ||
śaṅkHabhṛnNandakī cakrī śārṅgadHanvā gadādHaraḥ |
ratHāṅgapāṇir.akṣōbhyaH sarvapraHaraṇāyudhaH ||
(Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stothram)
"I bow to Lord Vishnu, who bears the conch (Panchajanya Shankha), the sword (Nandaka), the discus (Sudarshana Chakra), the bow (Sharnga), and the mace (Kaumodaki); who holds the wheel in His hand, who remains forever unshakeable (unperturbed), and who is equipped with all weapons to protect His devotees."
RATHAANGAPAANI (one who is holding the wheel of a chariot in his hand) - This has a direct reference to this battlefield event at Kurukshetra war.
Sri Krishna had vowed never to take up a weapon during the war. Bhishma, however, had made a counter-vow: he would fight so fiercely that he would force Krishna to break His own word.
Bhishma fought with such terrifying intensity that the Pandava army was being decimated. Arjuna, paralyzed by his affection for his grandfather, was fighting half-heartedly and could not stop the onslaught.
Seeing Arjuna’s hesitation and the imminent collapse of Dharma, Krishna was "enraged". He jumped off the chariot, abandoned the reins, and picked up a broken chariot wheel (symbolizing His Sudarshana Chakra).
Krishna rushed toward Bhishma, whip in hand and the wheel raised, ready to strike. Seeing this, Bhishma dropped his weapons, smiled, and welcomed death at the hands of the Lord, considering it his greatest blessing.
Even in His "rage," Krishna remains unshakeable and undisturbed, He is Akshobhya. His anger is not a loss of control but a divine Leela (play) to fulfill His devotee's (Bheeshma) wish and restore Arjuna’s focus.
This scene is a classic example of Bhaktavatsalya of ParamaTma where God breaks His own word to keep the word of His devotee (Bhishma), just to make His devotee's word come true, and at the same time protect the life of another (Arjuna).
As Krishna approached, Bhishma did not lift his bow in defense. Instead, he dropped his weapons, stood tall, and said: "Come, O Lord of the Lords! Kill me and liberate me."
This represents the highest stage of Saranagati (total Surrender), where the devotee has no fear of death because they see only the hand of God in everything.
Bhagavantha Sri Krishna is Bhaktadhina - This leela is the ultimate proof that in the Bhagavad Gita, when Krishna says "My devotee shall never perish," He is willing to move heaven and earth—and even break His own word—to ensure it.
As Sri Krishna rushes toward Bhishma with the chariot wheel, He is not just breaking a promise—He is fulfilling a higher law.
By setting aside His own word to honor Bhishma’s desire and protect Arjuna’s life, He physically demonstrates the promise of Ananya Chintayanto.
He proves that for the devotee who thinks of Him alone, He will 'carry' (Vahamyaham) every burden, even if that burden is the weight of the war, the broken wheel of a chariot, or the protection of the devotee's own soul.
ananyāś cintayanto māṃ ye janāḥ paryupāsate |
teṣāṃ nityābhiyuktānāṃ yoga-kṣemaṃ vahāmyaham ||
Sri Krishnaarpanamastu
naham karta harih karta
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