Shloka 15
Gratitude, Discernment, and the Escalation of Power (Śvā–Dvipī–Vyāghra–Nāga–Siṃha–Śarabha Itihāsa)
स मुनिस्तस्य विज्ञाय भावज्ञों भयकारणम् | रुतज्ञ: सर्वसत्त्वानां तमैश्वर्यसमन्वित:
sa munis tasya vijñāya bhāvajño bhayakāraṇam | rutajñaḥ sarvasattvānāṃ tam aiśvaryasamanvitaḥ ||
ビーシュマは言った。かの牟尼は、その犬の恐れの原因を見抜いた。彼は心の内の機微を知り、あらゆる生きものの声と言葉を解する者であり、苦行の威力と成就の自在力を具えていた。何がそれを怯えさせたかを悟るや、彼はその犬に語りかけた。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Moral authority is shown through empathetic discernment: the sage first understands the cause of fear and the being’s inner state, then responds appropriately—an ethical model of compassion and wise speech.
A powerful sage, capable of understanding the feelings and speech of all creatures, recognizes why a dog is afraid and then speaks to it, setting up a compassionate intervention.