PLATE SIX
“Fulfilling my desire and sacrificing His own promise, He got down from the chariot, took up its wheel, and ran toward me hurriedly, just as a lion goes to kill an elephant. He even dropped His outer garment on the way.’
Krṣṇa promised not to fight in the Battle of Kurukṣetra, but in order to break Krṣṇa’s promise, Bhīṣma attacked Arjuna in such a vigorous way that Krṣṇa was obliged to take up a chariot wheel and attack Bhīṣma. The Lord did this to show that His devotee was being maintained at the sacrifice of His own promise.” (p.196)