Shloka 11
The Thirteen Inner Adversaries (Trayodaśa Doṣāḥ): Origins and Pacification
मयि वै त्यज्यतां क्रोध: किं मे क्रुद्धः करिष्यसि । न ते बिभेमि पवन यद्यपि त्वं स्वयं प्रभु:
mayi vai tyajyatāṃ krodhaḥ kiṃ me kruddhaḥ kariṣyasi | na te bibhemi pavana yadyapi tvaṃ svayaṃ prabhuḥ ||
ਭੀਸ਼ਮ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—“ਮੇਰੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਹੀ ਆਪਣਾ ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਉਤਾਰ। ਕ੍ਰੋਧਿਤ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਤੂੰ ਮੇਰਾ ਕੀ ਕਰ ਲਵੇਂਗਾ? ਹੇ ਪਵਨ! ਭਾਵੇਂ ਤੂੰ ਆਪ ਹੀ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ-ਸਮਾਨ ਬਲਵਾਨ ਹੈਂ, ਤੱਥਾਪਿ ਮੈਂ ਤੈਥੋਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਡਰਦਾ।”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models fearlessness and moral steadiness: one who is grounded in inner resolve does not yield to intimidation, even by a powerful force. It also implies that anger should be restrained or redirected away from harming others, as wrath does not automatically confer moral authority.
Bhīṣma addresses Pavana (the Wind-god) directly, challenging him to vent his anger on Bhīṣma and declaring that even if Pavana is immensely powerful, Bhīṣma will not be frightened or coerced.