Shloka 153
Yajña-bhāga-vyavasthā and the Pravṛtti–Nivṛtti Framework (यज्ञभागव्यवस्था तथा प्रवृत्तिनिवृत्तिधर्मविवेचनम्)
मेदिनी कम्पिता सर्वा सशैलवनकानना । बलवान् भगवान् विष्णुके द्वारा उस शक्तिके कम्पित किये जानेपर पर्वत, वन और काननोंसहित सारी पृथ्वी काँप उठी
medinī kampitā sarvā saśaila-vanakānanā | balavān bhagavān viṣṇuḥ …
ビーシュマは語った。「吉祥なる主ヴィシュヌの強大な威力がそれを揺り動かしたとき、山々と森と荒れた林叢を伴って、大地のすべてが震えた。」この光景は、神威が顕れるとき、揺さぶられるのは衆生のみならず世界の基盤そのものであることを示し、正法（ダルマ）にかなう宇宙の権威に対する畏敬を聴く者に思い起こさせる。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the overwhelming, world-shaking potency of divine authority: when the Lord’s power is expressed, creation itself responds. Ethically, it reinforces reverence for dharma upheld by the cosmic Lord and cautions against underestimating righteous, higher power.
Bhishma describes a moment when the earth, along with mountains and forests, trembles due to the manifestation or exertion of Vishnu’s great power—an image used to convey the magnitude of the event being recounted.