Shloka 5
Bhīṣma’s Hymn to Viṣṇu and Kṛṣṇa’s Criteria for Divine Self-Disclosure
मत्संश्रितं यदा55त्थ त्वं वच: पुरुषसत्तम । तेन पश्यामि ते दिव्यान् भावान दि त्रिषु वर्त्मसु,पुरुषप्रवर! आपने मेरे सम्बन्धमें जो बात कही है, उससे मैं तीनों लोकोंमें व्याप्त हुए आपके दिव्य भावोंका साक्षात्कार कर रहा हूँ
matsaṁśritaṁ yadā vākyaṁ tvayoktaṁ puruṣasattama | tena paśyāmi te divyān bhāvān triṣu vartmasu ||
ビーシュマは言った。「人中の最勝者よ、我に関して汝が語ったその言葉によって、我はいま、汝の神妙なる相と力が三つの道に—まことに三界のすみずみに—遍満しているのを見ている。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A truthful, dharma-grounded utterance can awaken discernment: Bhishma says that the other’s words reveal a divine, all-pervading nature, suggesting that ethical authority and spiritual stature become evident through speech and conduct.
In the Shanti Parva dialogue, Bhishma responds to a statement made about him, addressing the listener as ‘best of men,’ and declares that, from those words, he perceives the listener’s divine qualities as extending through the three realms/paths (i.e., the three worlds).