Shloka 62
सुव्रतः सुमुख: सूक्ष्म: सुधोष: सुखद: सुह्ृत् मनोहरो जितक्रोधो वीरबाहुर्विदारण:
suvrataḥ sumukhaḥ sūkṣmaḥ sudhoṣaḥ sukhadaḥ suhṛt | manoharo jitakrodho vīrabāhur vidāraṇaḥ ||
Bhīṣma said: He is the one of excellent vows, with a gracious countenance; subtle beyond measure; of noble, resonant speech; the giver of happiness; the true friend of all beings through causeless compassion; the enchanter of hearts by beauty and gentle words; the conqueror of anger, remaining unprovoked even when treated unjustly; mighty-armed in valor; and the destroyer of the unrighteous.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents an ethical ideal where inner discipline (conquering anger), universal goodwill (suhṛt), and beneficence (sukhadaḥ) coexist with strength (vīrabāhuḥ) used to protect dharma (vidāraṇaḥ). True power is shown as restrained, compassionate, and directed against unrighteousness rather than driven by personal rage.
Bhīṣma is reciting a sequence of exalted epithets describing the supreme being’s qualities—pleasant presence, subtle nature, noble speech, kindness to all, and the capacity to destroy adharma. The passage functions as devotional praise and moral instruction through divine attributes.