Shloka 11
Bhīṣma’s Hymn to Viṣṇu and Kṛṣṇa’s Criteria for Divine Self-Disclosure
भारत! राजेन्द्र! जो मेरा भक्त नहीं है अथवा भक्त होनेपर भी सरल स्वभावका नहीं है। जिसके मनमें शान्ति नहीं है, उसे मैं अपने स्वरूपका दर्शन नहीं कराता
bhārata! rājendra! yo mama bhakto na bhavati athavā bhakto 'pi san sarala-svabhāvo na bhavati | yasya manasi śāntir na vidyate, tasmai ahaṃ sva-svarūpasya darśanaṃ na karomi |
「バーラタの末裔よ、王の中の最勝者よ。われに帰依せぬ者、あるいは帰依していても素直で偽りなき性を欠く者、また心が静まらぬ者には、我が真の御姿を見せはしない。」
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Divine realization (the vision of the deity’s true nature) requires not only devotion but also moral-psychological fitness: simplicity/straightforwardness and inner peace. Mere outward devotion without a calm, honest mind is insufficient.
Vāyudeva addresses a royal listener (called Bhārata and Rājendra) and states a criterion for granting spiritual vision: he withholds the revelation of his true form from those who lack devotion, or who, despite devotion, lack simplicity and mental tranquility.