Shloka 77
ब्राह्मणस्य पूर्वतरा वृत्तिः — The Earlier Ideal Conduct of a Brahmana
River-of-Saṃsāra Metaphor
मया विनिर्जिता: पूर्व मरुतश्न शचीपते । त्वमेव शक्र जानासि देवासुरसमागमे,शचीवल्लभ इन्द्र! पहले जब देवासुरसंग्राम हुआ था, उस समयकी बात तुम्हें अच्छी तरह याद होगी। मैंने अकेले ही समस्त आदित्यों, रुद्रों, साध्यों, वसुओं तथा मरुद्गणोंको परास्त किया था
mayā vinirjitāḥ pūrvaṁ marutaś ca śacīpate | tvam eva śakra jānāsi devāsura-samāgame || śacī-vallabha indra! pūrve yadā devāsura-saṅgrāmo 'bhavat tadā tvaṁ tat suṣṭhu smarasi | mayā ekenaiva sarve ādityāḥ rudrāḥ sādhyāḥ vasavaś ca marud-gaṇāś ca parājitāḥ |
Bhishma said: “Formerly, O lord of Shachi, I subdued even the Maruts. You alone, O Shakra, know well what happened when the gods and the Asuras met in battle. O Indra, beloved of Shachi—when that war between Devas and Asuras occurred, you remember it clearly: I, by myself, defeated the Adityas, the Rudras, the Sadhyas, the Vasus, and the hosts of Maruts.”
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