Shloka 8
Śārṅgakānāṃ Avināśaḥ (Why the Śārṅga Birds Were Spared) | शार्ङ्गकानामविनाशः
न च पश्यामि य: पार्थ विजयेत रणे बलात् | वर्जयित्वा विरूपाक्षं भगनेत्रहरं हरम्
na ca paśyāmi yaḥ pārtha vijayet raṇe balāt | varjayitvā virūpākṣaṃ bhaganetra-haraṃ haram ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “O Pārtha, wala akong nakikitang sinuman na makagagapi sa kanya sa digmaan sa pamamagitan lamang ng lakas—maliban kay Hara, ang Panginoong may tatlong mata (Virūpākṣa), ang nag-alis ng mata ni Bhaga.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the greatest human martial power has limits; ultimate supremacy belongs to the divine (here, Śiva/Hara). The verse frames true strength with humility and recognition of a higher cosmic authority.
Vaiśampāyana, narrating the epic, emphasizes that the warrior being discussed is unconquerable by mere human force in battle, and names only Śiva—identified through epithets like Virūpākṣa and Bhaganetra-hara—as an exception.