Shloka 27
नारायणीयमाख्यानम् (Nārāyaṇīyam Ākhyānam) — Nārada’s Return and Hymnic Consolidation
महिमान तु त॑ दृष्टवा पुत्रस्यामिततेजस:
mahimānaṁ tu taṁ dṛṣṭvā putrasyāmitatejasaḥ
भीष्म बोले—अपने पुत्र के उस अपार तेज और अद्भुत महिमा को देखकर मन श्रद्धा और विस्मय से भर उठता है; तब धर्म और भाग्य की शक्ति पर विचार करते हुए हृदय विनम्र हो जाता है।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The line highlights how perceiving true greatness (mahimā) and boundless inner radiance (amita-tejas) naturally evokes respect and ethical reflection—suggesting that virtue and power, when rightly understood, should lead to humility and discernment rather than pride.
Bhīṣma is describing a moment of recognition: someone beholds the remarkable greatness of a son characterized by immeasurable splendor. The verse functions as a transitional observation, setting up the consequences or response that follows in the surrounding passage.