Shloka 10
Adhyaya 60: Self-Assertion, Daiva, and the Rhetoric of Inevitability (उद्योग पर्व)
यद् वा परमकं तेजो येन युक्ता दिवौकस: । ममाप्यनुपमं भूयो देवेभ्यो विद्धि भारत
yad vā paramakaṃ tejo yena yuktā divaukasaḥ | mamāpy anupamaṃ bhūyo devebhyo viddhi bhārata ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Wahai Bhārata, jika ada sinar agung tertinggi yang dengannya para dewa bersemayam dalam kemuliaan, ketahuilah baik-baik bahwa aku pun memiliki sinar yang tiada banding—bahkan diperoleh dari para dewa sendiri.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse asserts the legitimacy of extraordinary power (tejas) by grounding it in divine association: if the gods possess supreme radiance, the speaker claims an incomparable radiance derived from the gods, implying authority and credibility that should be recognized.
In Vaiśampāyana’s narration, a claim is voiced to a Bhārata-descendant that the speaker’s splendor or potency is not ordinary but comparable to, and sourced from, the gods—strengthening the speaker’s standing within the unfolding political-ethical tensions of the Udyoga Parva.