Shloka 58
भीष्मविक्रमदर्शनं तथा क्रौञ्चारुणव्यूहविधानम् | Bhīṣma’s Ascendancy and the Organization of the Krauñcāruṇa Formation
मच्चित्त: सर्वदुर्गाणि मत्प्रसादात् तरिष्यसि । अथ चेत् त्वमहंकारान्न श्रोष्यसि विनड्क्ष्यसि
maccittaḥ sarvadurgāṇi matprasādāt tariṣyasi | atha cet tvam ahaṃkārān na śroṣyasi vinaṅkṣyasi ||
मुझमें चित्त स्थिर करके तू मेरी कृपा से सब दुर्गम संकटों को पार कर जाएगा। पर यदि अहंकारवश मेरी बात न सुनेगा, तो विनाश को प्राप्त होगा।
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steady inner orientation toward the divine (maccittaḥ) enables one to overcome even severe obstacles through grace; but ego (ahaṃkāra) that refuses instruction leads to downfall. The ethical emphasis is humility, receptivity to right counsel, and disciplined devotion rather than self-will.
In the Bhīṣma Parva dialogue context, Kṛṣṇa addresses Arjuna with a decisive warning: if Arjuna keeps his mind aligned with Kṛṣṇa’s guidance, he will pass through the dangers of the war and its moral trials; if he rejects the counsel out of pride, he will meet ruin.