Shloka 25
Guru’s Instruction on Dream, Mind, Guṇas, and Knowing Brahman
Svapna–Manas–Guṇa–Brahma-vicāra
ततस्ते दानवा: सर्वे तेन नादेन भीषिता: । पेतुर्गतासवश्वैव विष्णुतेज:प्रमोहिता:,तदनन्तर वे सब दानव भगवानूकी उस गर्जनासे भयभीत हो प्राणशून्य होकर पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़े। वे सब-के-सब भगवान् विष्णुके तेजसे मोहित हो अपनी सुध-बुध खो बैठे थे
tataste dānavāḥ sarve tena nādena bhīṣitāḥ | petur gatāsavaś caiva viṣṇutejaḥ-pramohitāḥ ||
Bhīṣma said: “Then all those Dānavas, terrified by that thunderous roar, fell to the earth as if life had left them. Overwhelmed and bewildered by the radiance of Viṣṇu, they lost their senses and strength.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that adharma-driven power (here, the Dānavas) collapses when confronted with divine tejas: arrogance and aggression can be checked not only by weapons but by the overwhelming presence of higher order, which strips away delusion and destabilizes unrighteous resolve.
After a mighty roar is heard, all the Dānavas become terrified and fall down as if lifeless. They are stunned and lose awareness because they are overwhelmed by Viṣṇu’s radiance.