Shloka 19
Bhīṣma’s Dream-Counsel and the Prasvāpa Astra (भीष्मस्वप्नदर्शनम् / प्रस्वापास्त्रोपदेशः)
अर्जुन: पाण्डवश्रेष्ठ: पुरंदरसुतो बली,प्राचीन सनातन देवता और प्रजापालक वीरवर भगवान् नर इन्द्रपुत्र महाबली पाण्डवश्रेष्ठ अर्जुनके रूपमें प्रकट होंगे तथा पराक्रमसम्पन्न होकर तीनों लोकोंमें सव्यसाचीके नामसे विख्यात होंगे। स्वयम्भू ब्रह्माजीने उन््हींको यथासमय भीष्मकी मृत्युमें कारण बनाया है
arjunaḥ pāṇḍavaśreṣṭhaḥ purandarasuto balī | prācīnaḥ sanātano devatā ca prajā-pālako vīravaraḥ bhagavān nara indraputraḥ mahābalī pāṇḍavaśreṣṭha arjunasya rūpeṇa prakaṭībhaviṣyati tathā parākrama-sampannaḥ san trīṣu lokeṣu savyasācīti nāmnā vikhyātaḥ bhaviṣyati | svayambhū brahmā taṃ yathāsamayaṃ bhīṣmasya mṛtyau kāraṇaṃ kṛtavān iti |
Bhīṣma disse: “Arjuna, o mais eminente dos Pāṇḍavas—poderoso, filho de Purandara (Indra)—é esse ser divino antigo e eterno, protetor das criaturas, o melhor dos heróis: o bem-aventurado Nara, filho de Indra. Ele se manifestará na forma de Arjuna e, dotado de proeza, tornar-se-á célebre nos três mundos pelo nome de ‘Savyasācin’ (o arqueiro ambidestro). O Auto-nascido Brahmā, no tempo devido, fez dele o instrumento no assunto da minha morte.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Heroic agency operates within a larger moral-cosmic order: Arjuna’s prowess is affirmed, yet Bhishma frames even his own death as occurring by Brahmā’s appointed design, emphasizing instrumentality and destiny alongside personal valor.
Bhishma identifies Arjuna as the manifestation of the ancient divine being Nara, foretells his renown as Savyasācin across the three worlds, and states that Brahmā has destined Arjuna to be the instrumental cause connected with Bhishma’s death at the proper time.