Shloka 11
इन्होंने ही प्रचीनकालमें दैत्योंका संहार किया और ये ही दैत्यसम्राट् बलिके रूपमें प्रकट हुए। ये भूतभावन प्रभु ही भूत और भविष्य इनके ही स्वरूप हैं तथा ये ही इस सम्पूर्ण जगतके रक्षा करनेवाले हैं
ime eva prācīna-kāle daityānāṁ saṁhāraṁ kṛtavantaḥ, ime eva ca daitya-samrāṭ bali-rūpeṇa prakaṭitāḥ | eṣa eva bhūta-bhāvanaḥ prabhuḥ; bhūtaṁ bhaviṣyac ca asyaiva svarūpam; sa eva ca asya sampūrṇasya jagato rakṣitā |
Bhishma berkata: Pada zaman purba, kuasa ilahi yang sama inilah yang membinasakan kaum Daitya, dan merekalah juga yang kemudian menzahirkan diri sebagai Bali, maharaja Daitya. Tuhan yang satu itu—pemelihara dan sumber segala makhluk—merangkum masa lampau dan masa depan dalam wujud-Nya; dan Dialah sahaja pelindung seluruh dunia ini.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A single supreme Lord underlies and governs all historical and cosmic transformations: He can subdue destructive forces (the Daityas), can also manifest within their line (as Bali), and remains the sustainer and protector of the whole world, embodying both past and future.
Bhishma is describing the Lord’s overarching power and paradoxical presence in history: the same divine agency that once destroyed the Daityas later appeared as Bali, and that Lord—source of beings and master of time—continues to protect the entire universe.