Shloka 13
भीष्म–रामयुद्धवर्णनम्
Bhīṣma’s Account of the Strategic Engagement with Rāma Jāmadagnya
तत् स्मरस्व महाबाहो भृशं संयोजयस्व च । उपस्थास्यथति राजेन्द्र स्वयमेव तवानघ
tat smarasma mahābāho bhṛśaṃ saṃyojayāsva ca | upasthāsyati rājendra svayam eva tavānagha ||
ਮਹਾਬਾਹੋ! ਉਸ ਅਸਤ੍ਰ ਨੂੰ ਯਾਦ ਕਰ ਅਤੇ ਪੂਰੀ ਏਕਾਗ੍ਰਤਾ ਨਾਲ ਉਸ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਯੋਗ ਕਰ। ਨਿਰਪਾਪ ਰਾਜੇਂਦ੍ਰ! ਉਹ ਅਸਤ੍ਰ ਆਪ ਹੀ ਤੇਰੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਹਾਜ਼ਰ ਹੋ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma emphasizes disciplined recollection and correct application of one’s empowered means (astra/mantra). Power is not merely possessed; it must be invoked with focused intent and used in accordance with a warrior’s duty, so that the means becomes effective and ‘stands ready’ to serve.
In the Udyoga Parva’s preparations for conflict, Bhīṣma instructs the addressed king/hero to remember a specific weapon and employ it with intensity. He assures him that, once properly invoked, the weapon will manifest readiness and assist him.