Shloka 68
Śrāddha-Kalpa: Pitṛ-Pūjā and Tithi-Phala (श्राद्धकल्पः पितृपूजा च तिथिफलम्)
तदपत्यं हि युवयोर्देवानभिभवेद् ध्रुवम् । नहि ते पृथिवी देवी न च द्यौर्न दिवं विभो
tadapatyaṃ hi yuvayor devān abhibhaved dhruvam | nahi te pṛthivī devī na ca dyaur na divaṃ vibho |
Bhishma dijo: «El hijo nacido de vosotros dos, sin duda, someterá incluso a los dioses. Oh Señor, estamos firmemente convencidos de que ni la Diosa Tierra, ni el cielo, ni siquiera el paraíso pueden soportar la fuerza de tu resplandor. Aun todos juntos serían incapaces de sostenerlo; el mundo entero quedaría reducido a cenizas por el impacto de tu esplendor.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Extraordinary power—especially when linked to divine radiance and destiny—must be approached with restraint and discernment, because unchecked potency can overwhelm even cosmic supports (earth, sky, heaven) and threaten the welfare of the world.
Bhishma warns that the union being discussed would produce a son of such overwhelming might that he would defeat the gods, and that the sheer intensity of the Lord’s tejas (radiance) would be unbearable for the very realms of earth and heaven, endangering the world itself.