Shloka 11
देवविमान-दर्शनम् / The Celestial Assembly and Vimana Spectacle
Bhīṣma–Arjuna Encounter Framed Cosmically
ब्रह्मास्त्रं चैव वेदाश्न नैतदन्यत्र दृश्यते । आचार्यपुत्र: क्षमतां नायं कालो विभेदने,ब्रह्मास्त्र और वेद--ये दोनों वस्तुएँ हमारे आचार्योंके सिवा अन्यत्र कहीं नहीं देखी जातीं। आचार्यपुत्र क्षमा करें, यह समय आपसमें फूट पैदा करनेका नहीं है। हम सब लोग मिलकर यहाँ आये हुए अर्जुनसे युद्ध करेंगे
brahmāstraṃ caiva vedāś ca naitad anyatra dṛśyate | ācāryaputraḥ kṣamatāṃ nāyaṃ kālo vibhedane |
Bhīṣma said: “The Brahmāstra and the Vedas—these are not seen elsewhere apart from our teachers’ lineage. O son of the preceptor, be patient; this is not the time to create divisions among ourselves. Let all of us unite and fight Arjuna who has come here.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma urges restraint and unity: internal quarrels and factionalism (vibheda) weaken a cause, especially in crisis. Ethical leadership here means prioritizing collective duty and strategic cohesion over personal grievance.
In the Virāṭa episode’s battlefield context, Bhīṣma addresses the preceptor’s son (Aśvatthāman), asking him to be patient and not sow division. He emphasizes the rare, authoritative heritage of sacred knowledge and weapon-lore (Vedas and Brahmāstra) in their teacher-line, and calls everyone to unite to face Arjuna.