Shloka 53
भृगु–भरद्वाजसंवादः: वर्णभेदस्य कर्माधारितव्याख्या
Bhrigu–Bharadvaja Dialogue: A Karma-Based Account of Varṇa
समवैक्षत त॑ विप्रो ज्ञानदीर्घेण चक्षुषा । ददर्श चैनं देवानां देवमिन्द्र शचीपतिम्,ऐसा कहकर ब्रह्मर्षिने उसकी ओर ज्ञानदृष्टिसे देखा। तब उसके रूपमें इन्हें देवदेव शचीपति इन्द्र दिखायी दिये
samavaikṣata taṁ vipro jñānadīrgheṇa cakṣuṣā | dadarśa cainaṁ devānāṁ devam indraṁ śacīpatim ||
Bhīṣma berkata: Brahmana-resi itu memandangnya dengan mata pengetahuan rohani yang menembus jauh. Dalam rupa yang sama itu, beliau melihat Indra—tuan para dewa, raja ilahi, suami Śacī—tersingkap di hadapannya.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that higher truth is apprehended through jñāna (inner knowledge) rather than ordinary sight; spiritual discernment can reveal the divine reality concealed within an apparent form.
A brahmin-sage directs his ‘far-reaching’ vision of knowledge toward a person before him and perceives that the figure is in fact Indra, the lord of the gods, identified by the epithet Śacīpati.