Shloka 12
योग–सांख्यसमन्वयः, रथोपमा, व्यक्त–अव्यक्तविवेकः
Yoga–Sāṃkhya Synthesis, Chariot Allegory, and the Vyakta–Avyakta Distinction
आकाशे ददृशे ज्योतिरुद्यतार्चि:समप्रभम् । तयो: समीप त॑ प्राप्तं॑ प्रत्यदुश्यत भारत
ākāśe dadṛśe jyotir udyatārciḥ-samaprabham | tayoḥ samīpaṃ tat prāptaṃ pratyadṛśyata bhārata ||
आकाशात उठत्या अग्निशिखेसारखी प्रभा असलेली एक ज्योती दिसली. हे भारत! ती ज्योती त्या दोघांच्या समीप येत असल्याप्रमाणे दिसली—जणू नवोदित सूर्याच्या जवळच दुसऱ्या सूर्याचे दिव्य तेज पावलोपावली पुढे सरकत आहे.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores how extraordinary, luminous phenomena are framed as meaningful signs within dharma discourse: divine radiance is not mere spectacle but a narrative marker that the moral-spiritual order is actively present, guiding or confirming the path of the righteous.
Bhīṣma describes a striking vision in the sky: a blazing, sunlike divine light appears and is seen moving closer to “those two,” heightening the sense of an omen or celestial visitation within the ongoing Shānti Parva narration.