विद्धस् तथाप्य् अव्यथितो वैष्णवास्त्रम् उदीरयन् ॥
अभिमन्त्र्याङ्कुशं क्रुद्धो व्यसृजत् पाण्डवोरसि ॥
विसृष्टं भगदत्तेन तद् अस्त्रं सर्वघातकम् ॥
उरसा प्रतिजग्राह पार्थं संछाद्य केशवः ॥
वैजयन्त्य् अभवन् माला तद् अस्त्रं केशवोरसि ॥
ततो ऽर्जुनः क्लान्तमनाः केशवं प्रत्यभाषत ॥
viddhas tathāpy avyathito vaiṣṇavāstram udīrayan ||
abhimantryāṅkuśaṃ kruddho vyasṛjat pāṇḍavorasi ||
visṛṣṭaṃ bhagadattena tad astraṃ sarvaghātakam ||
urasā pratijagrāha pārthaṃ saṃchādya keśavaḥ ||
vaijayanty abhavan mālā tad astraṃ keśavorasi ||
tato 'rjunaḥ klāntamanāḥ keśavaṃ pratyabhāṣata ||
Wounded, yet still undismayed, invoking into action the weapon of Vishnu, having consecrated the goad with a mantra, [Bhagadatta], in rage, hurled it at the Pandava's chest. That all-destroying weapon, loosed by Bhagadatta, Keshava received with His own chest, having shielded Partha. And that weapon, upon Keshava's chest, turned into the victory wreath of Vaijayanti. Then Arjuna, troubled at heart, spoke to Keshava.
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Here is the center of the chapter and one of the summits of the whole epic: the all-destroying weapon, against which there is no defense, the Lord Himself receives upon His own chest, shielding His friend — and it turns into a victory wreath. Here the Lord's tender love for His devotee shows itself in full: with His own body He guards the one dear to Him, and the most deadly thing becomes an ornament in His embrace. It is significant that the irresistible weapon is powerless against the One who created it, and on His chest becomes a garland. The verse teaches that there is no defense more certain than the Lord Himself, shielding the devotee with His own person; that for the Lord who loves, the safety of a friend is dearer than the keeping of any condition; and that in His embrace even the greatest threat turns into a blessing — for what destroys others becomes, upon the chest of the Almighty, a wreath of victory.