भीष्म उवाच
ततो हलहलाशब्दो दिवि राजन् महान् अभूत् ॥
प्रस्वापं भीष्म मा स्राक्षीर् इति कौरवनन्दन ॥
अयुञ्जम् एव चैवाहं तद् अस्त्रं भृगुनन्दने ॥
प्रस्वापं मां प्रयुञ्जानं नारदो वाक्यम् अब्रवीत् ॥
एते वियति कौरव्य दिवि देवगणाः स्थिताः ॥
ते त्वां निवारयन्त्य् अद्य प्रस्वापं मा प्रयोजय ॥
रामस् तपस्वी ब्रह्मण्यो ब्राह्मणश् च गुरुश् च ते ॥
तस्यावमानं कौरव्य मा स्म कार्षीः कथं चन ॥
ततो ऽपश्यं दिविष्ठान् वै तान् अष्टौ ब्रह्मवादिनः ॥
ते मां स्मयन्तो राजेन्द्र शनकैर् इदम् अब्रुवन् ॥
bhīṣma uvāca
tato halahalāśabdo divi rājan mahān abhūt ||
prasvāpaṃ bhīṣma mā srākṣīr iti kauravanandana ||
ayuñjam eva caivāhaṃ tad astraṃ bhṛgunandane ||
prasvāpaṃ māṃ prayuñjānaṃ nārado vākyam abravīt ||
ete viyati kauravya divi devagaṇāḥ sthitāḥ ||
te tvāṃ nivārayanty adya prasvāpaṃ mā prayojaya ||
rāmas tapasvī brahmaṇyo brāhmaṇaś ca guruś ca te ||
tasyāvamānaṃ kauravya mā sma kārṣīḥ kathaṃ cana ||
tato 'paśyaṃ diviṣṭhān vai tān aṣṭau brahmavādinaḥ ||
te māṃ smayanto rājendra śanakair idam abruvan ||
Bhishma said: Then in the sky, O king, there arose a great, tumultuous cry: 'Bhishma, do not release Prasvapa!' — O joy of the Kauravas. I had already joined that weapon against the descendant of Bhrigu, but as I was about to loose Prasvapa, Narada spoke these words to me: 'Behold, O Kauravya, the hosts of gods standing in the vault of heaven. Today they restrain you — do not use Prasvapa. Rama is an ascetic, devoted to the brahmanas, himself a brahmana and your teacher. Never bring dishonor upon him, O Kauravya.' Then I saw in the sky those eight knowers of Brahman; smiling, O lord of kings, they spoke these words to me softly.
5a7c3d7320a3 · प्रकाशित 17 जुल॰ 2026, 6:42:04 am UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here the duel finally comes to a stop — not through defeat, but through the intervention of a higher order. Narada, the gods, the ancestors, the sages, and Ganga restrain them both: Bhishma from using Prasvapa against his teacher, and Rama from continuing to fight a kshatriya whom he neither should nor can kill. The chapter shows a rare form of victory: both sides keep their vow, yet accept the limit set by dharma. It is especially significant that Bhishma bows to Rama once the battle stops. He does not turn strength into pride; reverence for the guru remains higher than a warrior's self-regard.