Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 61
भीष्मस्योत्तरायणप्रतीक्षा तथा युधिष्ठिरागमनम् | Bhīṣma’s uttarāyaṇa moment and Yudhiṣṭhira’s arrival
तावुभौ पुरुषव्याप्रौ दिव्यौ दिव्यपराक्रमौ | द्रष्टटया माननीयौ च चक्रलाड्नलधारिणौ
tāv ubhau puruṣavyāghrau divyau divyaparākramau | draṣṭavyau mānanīyau ca cakra-hala-dhāriṇau ||
Those two are tiger-like among men—divine in form and endowed with divine prowess. They should be beheld and duly honored, for they are the bearers of the discus and the plough: Balarāma and Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
ईश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches dharmic conduct toward the truly great: when encountering divine or exemplary persons, one should seek their darśana and offer due honor. Respect (māna) is presented as an ethical obligation aligned with recognizing virtue and divinity.
Īśvara identifies two extraordinary, divine heroes—Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa—by their emblems (plough and discus) and instructs that they are worthy of being approached, seen, and honored.