Shloka 15
Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa
Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results
न हि तेजस्विनां शापास्तेज:सु प्रभवन्ति वै । बलान्यतिबल प्राप्य दुर्बलानि भवन्ति वै
na hi tejasvināṃ śāpās tejaḥsu prabhavanti vai | balāny atibalaṃ prāpya durbalāni bhavanti vai ||
തേജസ്വികളുടെ ശാപങ്ങൾ തേജസ്വികളിൽ യഥാർത്ഥത്തിൽ പ്രഭാവം ചെലുത്തുന്നില്ല. അതുപോലെ സാധാരണ ശക്തികൾ—എത്രയുണ്ടായാലും—അതിബലവാനെ നേരിടുമ്പോൾ ദുർബലമാകുന്നു.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That superior inner radiance and strength (tejas) renders hostile forces—such as curses or lesser powers—ineffective; true power is not merely external but rooted in inherent excellence and moral-spiritual force.
Bhishma is instructing by a general principle: maledictions and ordinary strengths fail against one who possesses greater tejas and atibala, emphasizing hierarchy of power and the primacy of inner potency.