Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.50.16
శఙ్ఖం దధ్మౌ వినిర్గత్య హరిర్దారుకసారథి: ।
తతోఽభూత్ పరసైన్యానాం హృది విత్రాసవేపథు: ॥ ౧౬ ॥
śaṅkhaṁ dadhmau vinirgatya
[shankham dadhmau vinirgatya]
harir dāruka-sārathiḥ
[harir daaruka-saarathih]
tato ’bhūt para-sainyānāṁ
[tato ’bhoot para-sainyaanaam]
hṛdi vitrāsa-vepathuḥ
[hridi vitraasa-vepathuh]
Word-for-word
śaṅkham
—
His conchshell
dadhmau
—
blew
vinirgatya
—
upon going out
hariḥ
—
Lord Kṛṣṇa
dāruka - sārathiḥ
—
whose chariot driver was Dāruka
tataḥ
—
thereupon
abhūt
—
arose
para
—
of the enemy
sainyānām
—
among the soldiers
hṛdi
—
in their hearts
vitrāsa
—
in terror
vepathuḥ
—
trembling .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śaṅkhaṁ dadhmau vinirgatya
śaṅkham
His conchshell
dadhmau
blew
vinirgatya
upon going out
harir dāruka-sārathiḥ
hariḥ
Lord Kṛṣṇa
dāruka - sārathiḥ
whose chariot driver was Dāruka
tato ’bhūt para-sainyānāṁ
tataḥ
thereupon
abhūt
arose
para
of the enemy
sainyānām
among the soldiers
hṛdi vitrāsa-vepathuḥ
hṛdi
in their hearts
vitrāsa
in terror
vepathuḥ
trembling .
Important Words
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śaṅkham
—
His conchshell
The Pāñcajanya, obtained from the demon Pañcajana. Mentioned again at the opening of the Gītā (1.15). Its sound is Vedic śabda — the conchshell of Viṣṇu is non-different from the praṇava; hearing it is itself purifying.
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dāruka-sārathiḥ
—
whose driver was Dāruka
Dāruka is Kṛṣṇa's eternal charioteer in Dvārakā-līlā, distinct from Pārtha-sārathi role. Gauḍīyas treat such servants as nitya-pārṣadas — eternal associates, descending with the Lord and never separate from His pastime.
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vitrāsa-vepathuḥ
—
trembling of terror
Compound: vitrāsa (terror) + vepathu (trembling). The body-shaking from a single conch-blast is the inverse of devotional aṣṭa-sāttvika-vikāra — the same physical trembling, but issuing from fear of the Lord rather than love.
As Lord Kṛṣṇa came out of the city with Dāruka at the reins of His chariot, He blew His conchshell, and the enemy soldiers’ hearts began to tremble with fear.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
As Lord Kṛṣṇa came out of the city with Dāruka at the reins of His chariot, He blew His conchshell, and the enemy soldiers' hearts began to tremble with fear.
Jīva Gosvāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
Kṛṣṇa came out of the city in an extraordinary manner (vi—nigatya) since he was accompanied by Dāruka. This also includes the many wondrous objects from Vaikuṇṭha. The Lord took away (hariḥ) the courage of the enemy by blowing the conch. This caused them to tremble in terror.
Related values & verses
Related values
Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)Kshama (Forgiveness / Patience)Udyama (Industriousness / Effort)
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Analogy
Kṛṣṇa blows the Pāñcajanya and the hearts of an entire ocean-army shudder. The conch is the same one He blows at Kurukṣetra — when the Lord sounds His instrument, the enemy of dharma loses heart before a single arrow flies.
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