Shloka 43
तेन तस्मिन् विचरता पुरुषेण विशाम्पते । पृथिवी हाचलदू राजन्नतीव भरतर्षभ,राजन्! भरतभूषण! प्रजानाथ! उस यज्ञमें विचरते हुए उस पुरुषके पैरोंकी धमकसे यह पृथ्वी बड़े जोर-जोरसे काँपने लगी
tena tasmin vicaratā puruṣeṇa viśāmpate | pṛthivī cācalad rājann atīva bharatarṣabha ||
Bhīṣma dijo: «Oh señor del pueblo, mientras aquel Ser se movía allí, la tierra tembló con violencia, oh rey—oh toro entre los Bhāratas.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how extraordinary spiritual or royal potency manifests as a ‘cosmic sign’: the earth itself trembles. Ethically, it implies that true authority—whether of dharma, ascetic power, or divine presence—demands humility and careful conduct from rulers and observers.
Bhishma describes a scene in which a formidable ‘puruṣa’ moves about at that place (understood in context as a sacrificial/ritual setting), and the force of his movement causes the earth to shake intensely, emphasizing the being’s exceptional power.