Shloka 30

Parāśara’s Counsel on बुद्धि (Discernment), Karma-Consequences, and Avoidance of Pāpānubandha Actions

Devanagari script

ततो भगवतस्तेजो ज्वरो भूत्वा जगत्पते:

Transliteration

tato bhagavatas tejo jvaro bhūtvā jagatpateḥ

Translation

ତେବେ ଭଗବାନଙ୍କ ତେଜରୁ ଏକ ଦାହକ ଜ୍ୱର ରୂପ ଧାରଣ କରି ଜଗତ୍ପତିଠାରୁ ଉଦ୍ଭବ ହେଲା—ଏହା ଦର୍ଶାଏ ଯେ ଦିବ୍ୟ ଶକ୍ତି ଯେତେବେଳେ ଉଦ୍ଦୀପ୍ତ କିମ୍ବା ନିୟୋଜିତ ହୁଏ, ସେତେବେଳେ ଏମିତି ପ୍ରଚଣ୍ଡ ବଳ ହୋଇ ପ୍ରକଟେ ଯାହାକୁ କୌଣସି ଲୌକିକ ଶକ୍ତି ରୋକିପାରେ ନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

ततःthen, thereafter

भगवतःof the Blessed Lord

तेजःsplendor, fiery energy

ज्वरःfever; (personified) Jvara

भूत्वाhaving become

जगत्पतेःof the Lord of the world

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhagavān (the Lord)

Jagatpati (Lord of the universe)

Jvara (personified fever/affliction)

Tejas (divine radiance/energy)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Divine tejas is not merely abstract brilliance; it can become an active, corrective force. The verse underscores moral causality: when cosmic order is challenged, the Lord’s power may manifest in a form (here, jvara) that enforces restraint and restores balance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma describes a moment when the Lord’s radiance concretizes into a being/force called Jvara—an intense, burning affliction—emerging from the Jagatpati. It marks a dramatic escalation where divine energy intervenes tangibly in events.