Shloka 74
तेजसा तस्य गर्भस्य भास्करस्येव रश्मिशि: । यद् द्रव्यं परसंसृष्टं पृथिव्यां पर्वतेषु च
tejasā tasya garbhasya bhāskarasyeva raśmiṣiḥ | yad dravyaṃ parasaṃsṛṣṭaṃ pṛthivyāṃ parvateṣu ca
Bhīṣma berkata: “Dengan sinar janin itu—laksana pancaran matahari—segala bahan yang telah bercampur dan berserak di bumi serta di dalam gunung-ganang ditarik keluar dan dihimpunkan.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the idea that extraordinary inner potency (tejas)—here symbolized by an embryo’s radiance—can influence and even draw forth latent resources in the world. Ethically, it points to the Mahābhārata theme that spiritual or inherent power, when aligned with order, can transform circumstances and reveal hidden potential.
Bhīṣma describes a wondrous effect: the brilliance of a particular embryo is compared to a sunbeam, and by that radiance substances dispersed in the earth and mountains are affected—suggesting a miraculous gathering or manifestation of material resources under the influence of that being’s tejas.