Shloka 72
भीष्मस्य भीमसेन-निरोधः
Bhīṣma checks Bhīmasena; matched engagements intensify
वासुदेवमय: सोऊहं त्वयैवास्मि विनिर्मित: । (तस्माद् याचामि लोकेश चतुरात्मानमात्मना ।) विभज्य भागशो&5त्मानं व्रज मानुषतां विभो,प्रभो! इस प्रकार आपने ही मेरी सृष्टि की है। आपसे अभिन्न होनेके कारण मैं भी वासुदेवमय हूँ। लोकेश्वर! इसलिये याचना करता हूँ कि आप अपने-आपको स्वयं ही (वासुदेव, संकर्षण, प्रद्युम्म और अनिरुद्ध)--इन चार रूपोंमें विभक्त करके मानव-शरीर ग्रहण कीजिये
vāsudevamayaḥ so ’haṃ tvayaivāsmi vinirmitaḥ | tasmād yācāmi lokeśa caturātmānam ātmanā | vibhajya bhāgaśo ’tmānaṃ vraja mānuṣatāṃ vibho prabho ||
Bhīṣma disse: “Fui moldado por ti, e somente por ti; e, por não ser distinto de ti, também eu sou inteiramente permeado por Vāsudeva. Por isso, ó Senhor dos mundos, eu te suplico: divide o teu próprio Ser em quatro aspectos e, porções a porções, entra na existência humana. Ó Mestre que tudo permeia—assume a humanidade nessas quatro formas (Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna e Aniruddha).”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a devotional theology in which the devotee recognizes his own existence as dependent on the Supreme (Vāsudeva) and petitions the Lord to take accessible, embodied forms for the welfare of the world—highlighting divine compassion and purposeful incarnation.
Bhīṣma addresses the supreme Lord as the creator of his being and implores him to manifest in a fourfold way (the caturvyūha) and enter human embodiment, presenting a prayerful request for divine presence and guidance within the human sphere.