Shloka 8
Bhīṣma Parva, Adhyāya 4 — Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Vyāsa Saṃvāda on Kāla and Jayalakṣaṇa
Signs of Victory
दिव्यबुद्धिप्रदीपेन युक्तस्त्वं ज्ञानचक्षुषा । प्रभावात् तस्य विप्रर्षेव्यासस्थामिततेजस:
divyabuddhipradīpena yuktas tvaṁ jñānacakṣuṣā | prabhāvāt tasya viprarṣer vyāsasthāmitatejasaḥ ||
«Pues por el poder espiritual de aquel brahmarṣi Vyāsa, de esplendor inconmensurable, has sido dotado del ojo del verdadero conocimiento, iluminado por la lámpara de la inteligencia divina. Así, eres apto para percibir y relatar hechos más allá de la vista ordinaria.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Authentic understanding and truthful narration arise from purified, higher insight—here symbolized as the 'eye of knowledge' lit by a 'lamp of divine intellect'—bestowed through the spiritual potency of a realized sage (Vyāsa).
Vaiśampāyana explains that the listener/narrator has been granted extraordinary perception by Vyāsa’s power, enabling him to 'see' and relate the events of the war and its dharmic significance beyond ordinary human capacity.