Shloka 10
Adhyāya 69: Strategic duels under Bhīṣma’s command
Virāṭa–Bhīṣma; Arjuna–Aśvatthāmā; Bhīma–Duryodhana; Abhimanyu–Lakṣmaṇa
तेषां वधार्थ भगवान् नरेण सहितो वशी । मानुषीं योनिमास्थाय चरिष्यति महीतले,“उन सबका वध करनेके लिये सबको वशमें करनेवाले भगवान् नारायण नरके साथ मनुष्ययोनिमें अवतीर्ण होकर भूतलपर विचरेंगे
teṣāṁ vadhārthaṁ bhagavān nareṇa sahito vaśī | mānuṣīṁ yonim āsthāya cariṣyati mahītale ||
قال بيشما: «ولأجل القضاء عليهم، فإنّ الربّ المبارك—المتسلّط على نفسه والمالك لكل شيء—سيتخذ مولدًا بشريًا مع نارا (Nara)، وسيسير على وجه الأرض.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
When adharma becomes dominant, the divine may enter human life to re-establish dharma. The verse frames ‘destruction’ not as personal hatred but as a morally charged act aimed at restraining forces that threaten the world’s order.
Bhīṣma foretells that Nārāyaṇa, together with Nara, will take human birth and move upon the earth to bring about the downfall of certain hostile powers—setting the stage for the great conflict and its dharmic resolution.