Shloka 80
धर्मस्य बहुद्वारत्वम् — Nārada’s Audience with Indra (Śānti-parva 340)
अवध्य: सर्वलोकानां सदेवासुररक्षसाम् । भविष्यति स शक्रं वा स्वराज्याच्च्यावयिष्यति
avadhyaḥ sarvalokānāṃ sadevāsurarākṣasām | bhaviṣyati sa śakraṃ vā svarājyāc cyāvayiṣyati ||
ພີສະມະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ເຂົາຈະເປັນຜູ້ບໍ່ອາດຖືກຂ້າໄດ້ໂດຍທຸກໂລກ ແມ່ນແຕ່ຮວມທັງເທວະ, ອະສຸຣະ, ແລະ ຣາກສະສະ. ເຂົາຈະປາກົດຂຶ້ນ ແລະຈະຂັບ ສັກຣະ (ອິນທຣະ) ອອກຈາກອຳນາດຂອງຕົນ»។
(भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Extraordinary power can destabilize established sovereignty; therefore kingship and cosmic order must be grounded in dharma, not merely in strength. The verse frames political legitimacy as something that can be overturned by force, but ultimately requires righteous order to be restored.
Bhishma foretells the rise of Bali, son of Virocana, describing him as invincible even to gods and other beings, and predicting that he will depose Indra (Śakra) from his rule.