Shloka 62
भीष्मस्य भीमसेन-निरोधः
Bhīṣma checks Bhīmasena; matched engagements intensify
न संख्यानं परीमाणं न तेजो न पराक्रमम् । न बल॑ योगयोगीश जानीमस्ते न सम्भवम्,योग-योगीश्वर! हम न तो आपकी संख्या जानते हैं, न परिमाण। आपके तेज, पराक्रम और बलका भी हमें पता नहीं है। हम यह भी नहीं जानते कि आपका आविर्भाव कैसे होता है
na saṅkhyānaṁ parimāṇaṁ na tejo na parākramam | na balaṁ yoga-yogīśa jānīmās te na sambhavam ||
Bhīṣma said: “O Lord of Yoga, we do not know Your number nor can we measure You. We cannot fathom Your radiance, Your valor, or Your strength; nor do we comprehend the manner of Your manifestation. In acknowledging this, I confess the limits of human reckoning before the Supreme, whose power and presence exceed all calculation.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches humility before the Divine: ultimate reality cannot be fully counted, measured, or comprehended through ordinary human categories such as number, size, or even observable power. Ethical insight follows—true wisdom includes recognizing the limits of one’s knowledge and surrendering pride in calculation or control.
In the Bhīṣma Parva’s battlefield setting, Bhīṣma addresses the supreme divine figure as “Lord of Yoga,” offering a reverential confession that the Divine’s radiance, prowess, strength, and mode of manifestation are beyond his grasp. It functions as a praise-statement (stuti) highlighting transcendence amid the war narrative.