Shloka 3
Adhyāya 69: Strategic duels under Bhīṣma’s command
Virāṭa–Bhīṣma; Arjuna–Aśvatthāmā; Bhīma–Duryodhana; Abhimanyu–Lakṣmaṇa
ततो देवर्षिगन्धर्वा विस्मयं परमं गता: । कौतूहलपरा: सर्वे पितामहमथाब्रुवन्,तब देवता, ऋषि और गन्धर्व सभी बड़े विस्मयमें पड़े। उन सबने अत्यन्त उत्सुक होकर पितामह ब्रह्माजीसे कहा--
tato devarṣi-gandharvā vismayaṁ paramaṁ gatāḥ | kautūhala-parāḥ sarve pitāmaham athābruvan |
അപ്പോൾ ദേവർഷികളും ഗന്ധർവരും പരമ വിസ്മയത്തിലായി. എല്ലാവരും അത്യന്തം കൗതുകത്തോടെ പിതാമഹൻ ബ്രഹ്മാവിനോട് പറഞ്ഞു.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic posture toward the extraordinary: when confronted with events that surpass ordinary understanding, even exalted beings respond with humility, wonder, and a desire to seek clarification from a higher source of wisdom and authority (Brahmā).
After witnessing something remarkable, the Devarṣis and Gandharvas become intensely astonished and, driven by curiosity, turn to Pitāmaha Brahmā and begin to question or address him, preparing the ground for an explanatory discourse.