Verse 1.14-16

Verse 1.14: “Thereupon, seated in an ample chariot with white steeds yoked, (Krishna, the) Madhava and (Arjuna, the) Pandava blew forth their celestial conches:

Verse 1.15: “Hrishikesha (=Krishna) blew the Pancajanya and Dhanaṃjaya (=Arjuna) the Devadatta. Vrikodara (=Bhima) of terrific deeds blew his great Paundra conch;

Verse 1.16: “King Yudhisthira the son of Kunti (blew) the Anantavijaya, and Nakula and Sahadeva (respectively) the Sughosha and the Manipushpaka. (137)

Commentary called Jnaneshwari by Jnaneshwar:

While such was the state in the heavens at seeing this panic, hear what took place on this side in the Pandava army. How can one adequately describe the chariot which was the very soul of victory and the very store of intense splendour; the chariot had four horses (powerful like Garuda) harnessed to it. Such a chariot appeared like a winged Meru (mountain) and brightened all the ten directions with its powerful lustre. How to describe fully the qualities of such a chariot of which Lord Krishna of Vaikuntha had himself become the charioteer (coachman)? Maruti—God Shankara incarnate—was guarding the flag staff while God Sharangdhar was the charioteer with Arjuna in the chariot. Just see and admire the Lord: how wonderful is his affection for his devotees and in consequence how he is doing the charioteer’s duties towards Partha? Lord Krishna placed his devotee at his back; himself remaining in the forefront easily he blew his conch named Panchajanya. As the dreadful sound of the conch was awfully going round it drowned and made inaudible the sounds of the martial music sounded in the Kaurava Army, just as the stars become invisible with the rise of the Sun. Simultaneously Partha sounded his own conch Devadatta making a great noise. Just as the sounds of both these wonderful conches blended together it was felt as if the universe was being pounded into hundreds of pieces. Just then Bhimasena got enthused as if the great Destroyer had excited him and he blew his own big conch named Poundra. It created a dreadful thunder just as the clouds do at the dissolution of the world; Yudhisthira sounded his own conch named Anantavijaya; so also Nakula his own named Sughosha and Sahadeva Manipushpa.