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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 1, Ch. 15]
powerful as He may desire, and there is no limit to it. And when the Lord withdraws His power from anyone, he is powerless by the will of the Lord.
TEXT 14
यद्वान्धवः कुरुस्वतान्धिमनन्तपार- मेको रथेन ततरेऽहमतीर्यसत्त्वम् । प्रत्याहृतं बहु धनं च मया परेषां तेजास्पदं मणिमयं च हृतं शिरोम्यः ॥१४॥
yad-bāndhavaḥ kuru-balābdhim ananta-pāram- eko rathena tatare 'ham atīrya-sattvam pratyāhṛtam bahu dhanam ca mayā pareṣām tejās-padam maṇimayam ca hṛtam śirobhyaḥ
yat-bāndhavaḥ—by whose friendship only; kuru-bala-abdhim—the ocean of the military strength of the Kurus; ananta-pāram—which was insurmountable; ekaḥ—alone; rathena—being seated on the chariot; tatare—was able to cross over; aham—myself; atīrya—invincible; sattvam—existence; pratyāhṛtam—drew back; bahu—very large quantity; dhanam—wealth; ca—also; mayā—by me; pareṣām—of the enemy; tejāḥ-padam—source of brilliance; maṇimayam—bedecked with jewels; ca—also; hṛtam—taken by force; śirobhyaḥ—from their heads.
TRANSLATION
The military strength of the Kauravas was like an ocean in which there dwelled many invincible existences, and thus it was insurmountable. But because of His friendship, I, seated on the chariot, was able to cross over it. And only by His grace was I able to regain the cows and also collect by force many helmets of the kings which were bedecked with jewels that were sources of all brilliance.
PURPORT
On the Kaurava side there were many stalwart commanders like Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Kṛpa and Karṇa, and their military strength was as insurmountable as the great ocean. And yet it was due to Lord Kṛṣṇa's grace that Arjuna alone, sitting on the chariot, could manage to vanquish them one after one.