Shloka 51
धर्मस्य बहुद्वारत्वम् — Nārada’s Audience with Indra (Śānti-parva 340)
ललाटाच्चैव मे रुद्रो देव: क्रोधाद् विनि:सृत: । पश्यैकादश मे रुद्रान् दक्षिणं पार््वमास्थितान्
lalāṭāccaiva me rudro devaḥ krodhād viniḥsṛtaḥ | paśyaikādaśa me rudrān dakṣiṇaṃ pārśvam āsthitān |
Bhishma dit : «De mon propre front, sous l’impulsion de la colère, le dieu Rudra s’est manifesté. Vois : ces onze Rudra qui sont miens se tiennent à ma droite.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the immense potency of anger and the need for self-mastery: wrath is portrayed as a force capable of generating fierce, destructive divine energy (Rudra). Ethically, it warns that uncontrolled krodha can externalize into harm, whereas restraint is aligned with dharma.
Bhishma speaks of a theophany: Rudra emerges from his forehead due to anger, and he points out the presence of eleven Rudras positioned on his right side, emphasizing their manifestation and power.