तत: श्वेतैर्हयैर्युक्ते महति स्यन्दने स्थितौ |
माधव: पाण्डवश्चैव दिव्यौ शङ्खौ प्रदध्मतु: ||14||
Then, Madhav(Shri Krishna) and Pandavah (Arjun, the son of King Pandu) seated on a magnificent chariot harnessed to white horses, blew their divine conch shells.
This verse introduces us to the key figures of the Bhagavad Gita. Previously, Kauravas were mentioned including their might and their army. Now, it is time to introduce the army on the other side of the battle, i.e. Pandavas.
Shri Krishna is introduced as Madhav which means the husband of the goddess of fortune, Lakshmi (Mā refers to Goddess Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity and dhav is used for husband). It highlights that prosperity is on the side of Pandavas.
Also, there is a history attached to the Chariot that is mentioned in this shloka. Agni (the fire-god) donated this chariot, known as Kapi Dhwaja, to Arjun. This chariot was capable of conquering all directions, wherever it was drawn throughout the three worlds. Arjun chooses Shri Krishna over Narayani Sena (1 Akshauhini) and thus Shri Krishna offered to be his charioteer for the Mahabharata war. The outcome of the war was established with this single decision of Arjun, the decision to stick with Bhagwan Shri Krishna instead of an entire army of 218,700 warriors. Knowing that dharma was on their side to guide him in this war, Arjun blew his divine conch shell along with Shri Krishna. The sound of victory was resounding from that divine conch shells.
