Shloka 27
नारायणीयमाख्यानम् (Nārāyaṇīyam Ākhyānam) — Nārada’s Return and Hymnic Consolidation
महिमान तु त॑ दृष्टवा पुत्रस्यामिततेजस:
mahimānaṁ tu taṁ dṛṣṭvā putrasyāmitatejasaḥ
भीष्म म्हणाले—अमित तेजस्वी पुत्राची ती अद्भुत महिमा पाहताच मन श्रद्धा व विस्मयाने भरून येते; तेव्हा धर्म आणि दैव यांच्या सामर्थ्यावर विचार करून अंतःकरण नम्र होते.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The line highlights how perceiving true greatness (mahimā) and boundless inner radiance (amita-tejas) naturally evokes respect and ethical reflection—suggesting that virtue and power, when rightly understood, should lead to humility and discernment rather than pride.
Bhīṣma is describing a moment of recognition: someone beholds the remarkable greatness of a son characterized by immeasurable splendor. The verse functions as a transitional observation, setting up the consequences or response that follows in the surrounding passage.