Shloka 43
वृत्ति-सत्सङ्ग-दान-धर्म
Livelihood, Virtuous Association, and Ethics of Giving
तेन तस्मिन् विचरता पुरुषेण विशाम्पते । पृथिवी हाचलदू राजन्नतीव भरतर्षभ,राजन्! भरतभूषण! प्रजानाथ! उस यज्ञमें विचरते हुए उस पुरुषके पैरोंकी धमकसे यह पृथ्वी बड़े जोर-जोरसे काँपने लगी
tena tasmin vicaratā puruṣeṇa viśāmpate | pṛthivī cācalad rājann atīva bharatarṣabha ||
भीष्म म्हणाले—हे प्रजानाथ, हे राजन्, हे भरतश्रेष्ठ! त्या पुरुषाच्या तेथे विचरणाऱ्या पावलांच्या आघाताने पृथ्वी अत्यंत जोराने हादरू लागली.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how extraordinary spiritual or royal potency manifests as a ‘cosmic sign’: the earth itself trembles. Ethically, it implies that true authority—whether of dharma, ascetic power, or divine presence—demands humility and careful conduct from rulers and observers.
Bhishma describes a scene in which a formidable ‘puruṣa’ moves about at that place (understood in context as a sacrificial/ritual setting), and the force of his movement causes the earth to shake intensely, emphasizing the being’s exceptional power.