Shloka 12
Chapter 2: Sudarśana Upākhyāna — Atithi-Dharma and the Conquest of Mṛtyu
Gṛhastha-Vrata
दुर्जयस्येन्द्रवपुष: पुत्रोडश्चिसदृशद्युति:
durjayasya indrava-puṣaḥ putro daśaś ca sadṛśa-dyutiḥ
Bhīṣma said: “Of the unconquerable one, whose form was like Indra’s, there was also a tenth son, radiant with a splendor equal to his.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ideal of royal excellence through imagery of Indra-like form and equal radiance, implying that noble lineage is marked not merely by birth but by manifest qualities—splendor, strength, and worthiness—befitting dharmic kingship.
Bhīṣma continues a genealogical or descriptive account, stating that an unconquerable, Indra-like figure had a tenth son who possessed comparable brilliance, thereby extending the lineage and emphasizing the son’s distinguished qualities.