Shloka 63
भीष्मस्य भीमसेन-निरोधः
Bhīṣma checks Bhīmasena; matched engagements intensify
त्वद्धक्तिनिरता देव नियमैस्त्वां समाश्रिता: । अर्चयाम: सदा विष्णो परमेशं महेश्वरम्
tvadbhaktinirātā deva niyamais tvāṁ samāśritāḥ | arcayāmaḥ sadā viṣṇo parameśaṁ maheśvaram ||
Bhīṣma berkata: “Wahai Tuhan, dengan bhakti yang tertumpu kepada-Mu dan dipandu oleh niyama (tatatertib suci), kami berlindung pada-Mu. Wahai Viṣṇu, kami sentiasa menyembah-Mu—Tuhan Yang Maha Tinggi, Penguasa Agung.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes bhakti joined with niyama (disciplined observance): true worship is steady devotion expressed through ethical restraint and a conscious act of taking refuge in the Supreme.
Bhīṣma speaks in a devotional register, addressing Viṣṇu directly and declaring continual worship and reliance upon him, framing the moment with reverence and surrender amid the larger Bhīṣma-parvan context.