taḿ śastra-pūgaiḥ praharantam ojasā
śālvaḿ śaraiḥ śaurir amogha-vikramaḥ
viddhvācchinad varma dhanuḥ śiro-maṇiḿ
saubhaḿ ca śatror gadayā ruroja ha
tam -- Him; sastra -- of weapons; pugaih -- with torrents; praharantam -- attacking; ojasa -- with great force; salvam -- Salva; saraih -- with His arrows; saurih -- Lord Krishna; amogha -- never exhibited in vain; vikramah -- whose prowess; viddhva -- piercing; acchinat -- He broke; varma -- the armor; dhanuh -- the bow; sirah -- on the head; manim -- the jewel; saubham -- the Saubha vehicle; ca -- and; satroh -- of His enemy; gadaya -- with His club; ruroja -- He broke; ha -- indeed.
While Salva continued to hurl torrents of weapons at Him with great force, Lord Krishna, whose prowess never fails, shot His arrows at Salva, wounding him and shattering his armor, bow and crest jewel. Then with His club the Lord smashed His enemy's Saubha airship.
Srila Prabhupada writes, "Then Salva thought that Krishna had been bewildered by his mystic representations, he became encouraged and began to attack the Lord with greater strength and energy by showering volumes of arrows upon Him. But the enthusiasm of Salva can be compared to the speedy march of flies into a fire. Lord Krishna, by hurling His arrows with unfathomable strength, injured Salva, whose armor, bow and jeweled helmet all scattered into pieces. With a crashing blow from Krishna's club, Salva's wonderful airplane burst into pieces and fell into the sea."
The fact that Salva's insignificant mystic power could not bewilder Lord Krishna is here emphatically demonstrated.
