Shloka 16
Vivāha-dharma: Kanyā-pradāna, Śulka, and Pāṇigrahaṇa-niṣṭhā (अनुशासन पर्व, अध्याय ४४)
पुरन्दरश्न तत्रस्थो बभूव विमना भृशम् | स तद्वैकृतमालक्ष्य देवराजो विशाम्पते
Purandaraś ca tatrastho babhūva vimanā bhṛśam | sa tad-vaikṛtam ālakṣya devarājo viśāmpate sahasranetro divya-dṛṣṭyā tasyābhimukhaṃ dadarśa | tataḥ śarīrāntar-gataṃ vipulaṃ muniparam asya dṛṣṭiḥ samapadyata |
ビーシュマは言った。そこに立っていたインドラ（プランダラ）は、その言葉を聞くや深く沈んだ。おお民の主よ。内なる様子の変化と心の乱れを見て取った千眼の天帝インドラは、天眼をもって彼女の方を見つめた。するとその視線は、その身の内に宿る偉大にして卓越した牟尼へと届いた。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical discernment: outward demeanor can conceal deeper realities, and true judgment requires insight into inner states. Indra’s divine sight symbolizes the need to look beyond surface reactions and perceive the hidden presence of virtue or spiritual power.
Indra, hearing a prior statement, becomes deeply troubled. Observing a visible change in the other person’s mental condition, he uses divine vision to examine the situation and then perceives a great sage residing within that person’s body, indicating a concealed spiritual presence influencing events.