Shloka 6
Brāhmaṇa-mahattva and Atithi-Dharma
Brahmagītā: Praise of Brāhmaṇas and norms of honor
भयं ते सुमहत् कस्मात् कुत्र कि वा कृत॑ त्वया । येन त्वमिह सम्प्राप्तो विसंज्ञो भ्रान्तचेतन:
bhayaṁ te sumahat kasmāt kutra ki vā kṛtaṁ tvayā | yena tvam iha samprāpto visaṁjño bhrāntacetanaḥ ||
ビーシュマは語った。「なぜこれほど大きな恐れが汝を襲うのか。いずこより、誰より起こったのか。いかなる咎を犯したために、汝は意識も定まらず、心乱れてこの場へ来たのか。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma frames moral inquiry as the first response to fear and mental collapse: identify the cause, examine one’s actions, and consider whether wrongdoing (adharma) or inner guilt is driving confusion. Ethical clarity is presented as the remedy to panic and delusion.
Bhishma addresses a person who has arrived in a distressed condition—apparently overwhelmed by fear and mentally disoriented. He questions them closely about the source of their fear and whether they have committed some offense that has led to this shaken state.