Shloka 25
भीष्म–रामजामदग्न्ययुद्धप्रस्थानवर्णनम्
Bhishma’s Account of Parashurama’s Challenge and the March to Kurukshetra
ततो हाहाकृतं सर्व रामे भूतलमश्रिते । जगदू भारत संविग्नं यथार्कपतने भवेत्,परशुरामके पृथ्वीपर गिरते ही मानो आकाशसे सूर्य टूटकर गिरे हों, ऐसा समझकर सारा जगत् भयभीत हो हाहाकार करने लगा
tato hāhākṛtaṃ sarvaṃ rāme bhūtalamaśrite | jagadū bharata saṃvignaṃ yathārkapatane bhavet ||
ਜਦੋਂ ਰਾਮ (ਪਰਸ਼ੁਰਾਮ) ਧਰਤੀ ਉੱਤੇ ਡਿੱਗਿਆ, ਤਦ ਸਾਰੇ ਪਾਸੇ ਹਾਹਾਕਾਰ ਮਚ ਗਿਆ। ਹੇ ਭਾਰਤ! ਸਾਰਾ ਜਗਤ ਡਰ ਨਾਲ ਇਉਂ ਕੰਬ ਉਠਿਆ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਆਕਾਸ਼ ਤੋਂ ਸੂਰਜ ਡਿੱਗ ਪਿਆ ਹੋਵੇ।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how extraordinary power and past karmic reputation can shake society: when a formidable figure like Paraśurāma appears, even the world’s moral and political order trembles. It implicitly warns that unchecked wrath and martial might, even when rooted in a dharmic cause, can generate widespread fear and instability.
Bhīṣma describes the moment Paraśurāma comes down to the earth; the reaction is immediate panic and lamentation everywhere. The simile—like the sun falling—intensifies the sense of cosmic-scale dread at his arrival.