Shloka 12
देवविमान-दर्शनम् / The Celestial Assembly and Vimana Spectacle
Bhīṣma–Arjuna Encounter Framed Cosmically
सर्वे संहत्य युध्याम: पाकशासनिमागतम्
sarve saṁhatya yudhyāmaḥ pākaśāsanam āgatam | brahmāstraṁ caiva vedāś ca—ete dve vastūnīha naḥ ācāryebhyo ’nyatra na kvacid dṛśyete | ācāryaputra kṣamyatām; nāyaṁ kālo ’nyonyabhedakaraṇasya | vayaṁ sarve militaivātra āgatena arjunena saha yotsyāmaḥ ||
ビーシュマは言った。「皆で結束し、パーカシャーサナ（インドラ）のごとくここへ来た者と戦おう。ブラフマー・アストラとヴェーダ——この二つの宝は、我ら自身の師を通じてのみ見られる。師の子よ、この言を許せ。今は分裂を生む時ではない。我ら一同、力を合わせ、ここへ来たアルジュナと戦うのだ。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma emphasizes collective discipline and unity in a crisis: internal rivalry and faction-making are unethical and strategically ruinous when facing a formidable opponent. He also underscores reverence for the lineage of learning—supreme weapons and sacred knowledge are preserved through teachers—so personal ego should yield to shared duty.
In the Virāṭa episode, Arjuna reveals himself and confronts the Kaurava force. Bhīṣma urges the Kauravas to stop infighting, forgive personal slights, and fight together against Arjuna, whom he likens to Indra in prowess.