Shloka 44
Parāśara’s Counsel on बुद्धि (Discernment), Karma-Consequences, and Avoidance of Pāpānubandha Actions
रथस्थस्य हि शक्रस्य युद्धकाले महात्मन: । ऋषिभ: स्तूयमानस्य रूपमासीत् सुदुर्दूशम्
rathasthasya hi śakrasya yuddhakāle mahātmanaḥ | ṛṣibhiḥ stūyamānasya rūpam āsīt sudurdṛśam ||
ພີສະມະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ໃນຍາມສົງຄາມ ອິນທຣະຜູ້ມີຈິດໃຫຍ່ ປະທັບຢູ່ເທິງລົດຮົບ ແລະ ຮັບຟັງການສັນລະເສີນຈາກິສີທັງຫຼາຍ; ພຣະສະຫງ່າລາສີຂອງພຣະອົງສ່ອງສະຫວ່າງຈົນແມ່ນແຕ່ຈະເບິ່ງໄປທາງນັ້ນກໍຍາກຢ່າງຍິ່ງ.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the overwhelming nature of divine splendor in a dharmic context: when a righteous cosmic power is affirmed by the praise of seers, its presence becomes morally and spiritually awe-inducing—so intense that ordinary perception cannot easily endure it.
Bhishma describes Indra during battle: seated on his chariot, being hymned by rishis, Indra appears so brilliantly radiant that looking at him is extremely difficult.