Shloka 9
Śānti Parva, Adhyāya 52 — Bhīṣma’s Humility Before Kṛṣṇa and the Granting of Boons
“मेरा बल शरीरको छोड़ता-सा जान पड़ता है। ये प्राण निकलनेको उतावले हो रहे हैं। मेरे मर्मस्थानोंमें बड़ी पीड़ा हो रही है; अतः मेरा चित्त भ्रान्त हो गया है ।।
durbalyāt sajjate vāg me sa kathaṃ vaktum utsahe | sādhu me tvaṃ prasīdasva dāśārha-kula-vardhana ||
«ກຳລັງຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຄືຈະລະຈາກຮ່າງກາຍ. ລົມຫາຍໃຈແຫ່ງຊີວິດເຫຼົ່ານີ້ຮີບຮ້ອນຈະອອກໄປ. ຈຸດມະຣະມະຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າເຈັບປວດຫນັກ ເຮັດໃຫ້ຈິດໃຈສັບສົນ. ເນື່ອງຈາກຄວາມອ່ອນແອ ຄຳເວົ້າຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າສະດຸດ ແລະ ລີ້ນຄືຈະຕິດກັບເພດານປາກ; ໃນສະພາບນີ້ ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຈະເວົ້າໄດ້ແນວໃດ? ໂອ ຜູ້ເພີ່ມພູນວົງດາສາຣະ, ຂໍຈົ່ງເມດຕາ—ຂໍຈົ່ງພໍໃຈຕໍ່ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າໂດຍສິ້ນເຊີງ»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical-spiritual posture of humility: when one’s capacities fail, one should acknowledge limitation without pretense and seek support from the worthy—here, the revered lord—through sincere, respectful supplication.
A speaker, physically weakened and unable to speak properly, confesses that his voice is failing and appeals to Kṛṣṇa—addressed as the enhancer of the Dāśārha lineage—to show favor so that he may proceed despite his frailty.