Shloka 70
भीष्मस्य भीमसेन-निरोधः
Bhīṣma checks Bhīmasena; matched engagements intensify
सृष्टवा संकर्षणं देवं स्वयमात्मानमात्मना । कृष्ण त्वमात्मनासाक्षी: प्रद्मुम्नं चात्मसम्भवम्
sṛṣṭvā saṅkarṣaṇaṃ devaṃ svayam ātmānam ātmanā | kṛṣṇa tvam ātmanā sākṣīḥ pradyumnaṃ cātma-sambhavam ||
ಭೀಷ್ಮನು ಹೇಳಿದರು— ಹೇ ಕೃಷ್ಣ! ನೀನು ನಿನ್ನ ಆತ್ಮಸ್ವರೂಪದಿಂದಲೇ ನಿನ್ನನ್ನೇ ದಿವ್ಯ ಸಂಕರ್ಷಣನಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಕಟಿಸಿಕೊಂಡೆ; ಮತ್ತೆ ನಿನ್ನಿಂದಲೇ ಆತ್ಮಸಂಭವ ಪ್ರದ್ಯುಮ್ನನನ್ನು ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಸಿದೆ. ನೀನೇ ಅಂತರ್ಯಾಮಿ ಸಾಕ್ಷಿ—ಸ್ವಯಂಸಿದ್ಧ, ಸ್ವಯಂಭೂ, ನಿನ್ನ ವಿಕಾಸಗಳ ಆದಿಕಾರಣ.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents Kṛṣṇa as the self-existent inner witness (sākṣī) who manifests divine forms from his own essence. Ethically and devotionally, it grounds reverence in the idea that the supreme source is self-caused and sustains order (dharma) through purposeful self-manifestation.
Bhīṣma addresses Kṛṣṇa with theological praise, describing how Kṛṣṇa manifests Saṅkarṣaṇa and brings forth Pradyumna from himself. The statement functions as a recognition of Kṛṣṇa’s supreme status and his role as the underlying witness amid the war narrative.