Shloka 26
Guru’s Instruction on Dream, Mind, Guṇas, and Knowing Brahman
Svapna–Manas–Guṇa–Brahma-vicāra
रसातलगतकश्चापि वराहस्त्रिदशद्विषाम् । खुरैविंदारयामास मांसमेदो5स्थिसंचयान्
bhīṣma uvāca |
rasātalagataś cāpi varāhas tridāśadviṣām |
khuraiḥ vidārayāmāsa māṁsa-medo-'sthi-saṁcayān ||
भीष्म उवाच—रसातलं गतश्चापि भगवान् वराहः त्रिदशद्विषः खुरैर्विदारयामास; मांसमेदोऽस्थिसञ्चयाः समभवन्।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents a dharmic principle: when forces hostile to the devas (symbols of order and righteousness) threaten the cosmic balance, the Divine may intervene decisively. It frames such intervention as protective of dharma rather than mere aggression.
Bhishma recounts the Lord’s Varāha form going down to Rasātala and ripping apart the enemies of the gods with His hooves, resulting in heaps of their flesh, fat, and bones—an image of total defeat of adharma-aligned beings.