Mahabharata 7.193.36 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 193, Shloka 36
तस्य रूपं बभौ राजन् भारद्वाजं जिघांसत: । यथा रूपं पुरा विष्णोर्हिरण्यकशिपोर्वधे
tasya rūpaṃ babhau rājan bhāradvājaṃ jighāṃsataḥ | yathā rūpaṃ purā viṣṇor hiraṇyakaśipor vadhe ||
ରାଜନ! ଭାରଦ୍ୱାଜପୁତ୍ର ଦ୍ରୋଣଙ୍କୁ ବଧ କରିବାକୁ ଉଦ୍ୟତ ଧୃଷ୍ଟଦ୍ୟୁମ୍ନଙ୍କ ରୂପ, ପୂର୍ବେ ହିରଣ୍ୟକଶିପୁ ବଧ ସମୟରେ ବିଷ୍ଣୁଙ୍କ ରୂପ ପରି ଦୀପ୍ତିମାନ ହୋଇ ଉଠିଲା।
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The verse uses a mythic analogy to show how intense resolve in battle can appear overwhelming and ‘larger than life.’ Ethically, it highlights how narratives of war often interpret human ferocity through the lens of cosmic order—suggesting that power and wrath are judged by the purpose they serve (justice vs. mere vengeance).
Sañjaya describes a warrior (contextually, one intent on killing Droṇa, called Bhāradvāja) whose appearance becomes radiant and terrifying as he advances with lethal intent. He is compared to Viṣṇu’s formidable manifestation at the time of Hiraṇyakaśipu’s death.
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