Shloka 12
भीष्म–रामयुद्धवर्णनम्
Bhīṣma’s Account of the Strategic Engagement with Rāma Jāmadagnya
प्राजापत्यं विश्वकृतं प्रस्वापं नाम भारत । न हीदं वेद रामो5पि पृथिव्यां वा पुमान् क्वचित्
prājāpatyaṃ viśvakṛtaṃ prasvāpaṃ nāma bhārata | na hīdaṃ veda rāmo 'pi pṛthivyāṃ vā pumān kvacit ||
हे भारत! यह प्रस्वाप नामक अस्त्र प्राजापत्य है और विश्वकर्मा द्वारा निर्मित है। इसे न तो राम (परशुराम) जानते हैं और न पृथ्वी पर कहीं कोई पुरुष।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the idea that certain powers (astric knowledge) are extraordinarily rare and lineage-bound, surpassing even famed masters like Paraśurāma; such knowledge implies responsibility and restraint in its use.
Bhīṣma identifies and authenticates a specific divine weapon—Prasvāpa—stating its divine affiliation (Prajāpati) and maker (Viśvakarman), and emphasizing its exclusivity by noting that even Paraśurāma and all other men on earth do not know it.