Shloka 81
धर्मस्य बहुद्वारत्वम् — Nārada’s Audience with Indra (Śānti-parva 340)
त्रैलोक्येडपह्ते तेन विमुखे च शचीपतौ । अदित्यां द्वादशादित्य: सम्भविष्यामि कश्यपात्
trailokye 'pahṛte tena vimukhe ca śacīpatau | adityāṁ dvādaśādityaḥ sambhaviṣyāmi kaśyapāt ||
भीष्म म्हणाले—“तो त्रैलोक्य हरण करील आणि शचीपति इंद्र युद्धातून विमुख होऊन पळतील, तेव्हा मी कश्यपापासून—अदितीच्या गर्भात प्रवेश करून—बारावा आदित्य म्हणून वामनरूपाने प्रकट होईन.”
(भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
When cosmic order is overturned and even the king of gods falters, restoration of dharma may come through a divinely guided, seemingly small and humble form (Vāmana). Power is not merely martial; rightful order can be re-established through dharmic strategy and divine purpose.
Bhishma speaks of a future crisis in which an adversary seizes the three worlds and Indra retreats from battle. In response, a divine manifestation will occur: the speaker identifies the coming birth as Vāmana, born from Kaśyapa and Aditi as the twelfth Āditya, to restore balance.