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Verse 178

सुजातानन्तमहिमा स्वप्नव्यापारितार्जुनः ।अकालसन्ध्याघटनश्चक्रान्तरितभास्करः॥

sujātānantamahimā svapnavyāpāritārjunaḥ ·akālasandhyāghaṭanaśchakrāntaritabhāskaraḥ

The Names in This Verse (4)

864 sujātānantamahimā

of immaculate, infinite majesty

865 svapnavyāpāritārjunaḥ

who moved Arjuna through visions and dreams

including Śiva's vision for the Pāśupata

866 akālasandhyāghaṭanaḥ

who caused a twilight out of season

hiding the sun to trick Jayadratha

M.B Droṇaparva 67

When the sun is about to set and Arjuna's vow to kill Jayadratha by sunset seems about to fail, Kṛṣṇa uses his Sudarśana to hide the sun; the false dusk draws Jayadratha out of hiding.

867 cakrāntaritabhāskaraḥ

who screened the sun with his discus

M.B Droṇaparva 67

Kṛṣṇa places his Sudarśana discus between the sun and Kurukṣetra, eclipsing the sun; when Jayadratha emerges thinking night has come and the vow is void, Kṛṣṇa removes the disc and Arjuna fires instantly.