Shloka 48
वृत्ति-सत्सङ्ग-दान-धर्म
Livelihood, Virtuous Association, and Ethics of Giving
एकी भूतस्य न त्वस्य धारणे तेजस: प्रभो । समर्था सकला पृथ्वी बहुधा सृज्यतामयम्
ekī-bhūtasya na tv asya dhāraṇe tejasāḥ prabho | samarthā sakalā pṛthvī bahudhā sṛjyatām ayam ||
ਹੇ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ! ਜਦ ਤੱਕ ਤੇਰਾ ਇਹ ਤੇਜ-ਰੂਪ ਜ੍ਵਰ ਇਕੋ ਅਖੰਡ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਹੇਗਾ, ਤਦ ਤੱਕ ਸਾਰੀ ਧਰਤੀ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਧਾਰਨ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਯੋਗ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋਵੇਗੀ; ਇਸ ਲਈ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਅਨੇਕ ਰੂਪਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੰਡ ਕੇ ਰਚੋ।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power (tejas) must be moderated and distributed so it does not overwhelm the world; even justified force should be shaped by responsibility and compassion to preserve cosmic and social stability.
Bhīṣma addresses a divine authority, warning that a single concentrated manifestation of a fiery fever-like force cannot be borne by the earth, and requests that it be divided into multiple forms so creation can sustain it.