Shloka 11
देवविमान-दर्शनम् / The Celestial Assembly and Vimana Spectacle
Bhīṣma–Arjuna Encounter Framed Cosmically
ब्रह्मास्त्रं चैव वेदाश्न नैतदन्यत्र दृश्यते । आचार्यपुत्र: क्षमतां नायं कालो विभेदने
brahmāstraṃ caiva vedāś ca naitad anyatra dṛśyate | ācāryaputraḥ kṣamatāṃ nāyaṃ kālo vibhedane |
قال بيشما: «إن البراهماأسترا والفيدات—هذان لا يُريان في موضعٍ آخر سوى في سلالة معلمينا. يا ابنَ المُعلّم، اصبر؛ فليس هذا أوانَ إثارة الشقاق بيننا. لنتّحد جميعًا ونقاتل أرجونا الذي قدم إلى هنا.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma urges restraint and unity: internal quarrels and factionalism (vibheda) weaken a cause, especially in crisis. Ethical leadership here means prioritizing collective duty and strategic cohesion over personal grievance.
In the Virāṭa episode’s battlefield context, Bhīṣma addresses the preceptor’s son (Aśvatthāman), asking him to be patient and not sow division. He emphasizes the rare, authoritative heritage of sacred knowledge and weapon-lore (Vedas and Brahmāstra) in their teacher-line, and calls everyone to unite to face Arjuna.