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Shloka 423

अध्याय ३३७ — ज्ञानमार्ग-वैविध्यप्रश्नः तथा व्यासस्य नारायणोद्भवकथा

Systems of Knowledge and Vyāsa’s Nārāyaṇa-Origin

न किंचिदपि पश्यामो हतचक्षुर्बलेन्द्रिया: । “भगवान्‌के उस अनिर्वचनीय तेजने हमारे चित्तको सहसा खींच लिया था; परंतु हमारे नेत्र

na kiñcid api paśyāmo hata-cakṣur balendriyāḥ |

ಭೀಷ್ಮನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ನಾವು ಏನನ್ನೂ ಕಾಣಲಿಲ್ಲ. ನಮ್ಮ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳು ಹೊಡೆತದಿಂದ ಕುರುಡಾದಂತಾಗಿದ್ದವು; ನಮ್ಮ ಬಲವೂ ಇಂದ್ರಿಯಗಳೂ ಮಂಕಾಗಿದ್ದವು. ಆ ಭಗವಂತನ ಅನಿರ್ವಚನೀಯ ತೇಜಸ್ಸು ನಮ್ಮ ಚಿತ್ತವನ್ನು ಸಹಸಾ ತನ್ನತ್ತ ಎಳೆದಿತು; ಆದರೆ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳು, ಬಲ ಮತ್ತು ಇಂದ್ರಿಯಗಳು ಪ್ರತಿಹತವಾಗಿದ್ದರಿಂದ ನಾವು ಯಾವುದನ್ನೂ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾಗಿ ಕಾಣಲಾರದೆ ಹೋದೆವು.

nanot
na:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna
kiñcitanything, something
kiñcit:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootkiñcit
Formneuter, accusative, singular
apieven, also
api:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi
paśyāmaḥwe see
paśyāmaḥ:
TypeVerb
Root√dṛś (paśyati)
Formpresent, first, plural, parasmaipada
hatastruck, impaired
hata:
TypeAdjective
Root√han
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
cakṣuḥeye, sight
cakṣuḥ:
TypeNoun
Rootcakṣus
Formneuter, nominative, singular
balastrength
bala:
TypeNoun
Rootbala
Formneuter, nominative, singular
indriyāḥsenses, faculties
indriyāḥ:
TypeNoun
Rootindriya
Formneuter, nominative, plural

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
B
Bhagavān (the Lord)

Educational Q&A

Human senses and strength have limits; when confronted with the Lord’s overwhelming, indescribable splendor, ordinary perception fails. The passage underscores humility and the need for inner preparedness (purity, steadiness) to apprehend higher truth.

Bhīṣma describes a moment when the Lord’s radiance powerfully draws the mind, yet the observers cannot see clearly because their eyes and faculties are overpowered—suggesting an encounter with a divine manifestation that exceeds normal sensory capacity.