Shloka 68
Śrāddha-Kalpa: Pitṛ-Pūjā and Tithi-Phala (श्राद्धकल्पः पितृपूजा च तिथिफलम्)
तदपत्यं हि युवयोर्देवानभिभवेद् ध्रुवम् । नहि ते पृथिवी देवी न च द्यौर्न दिवं विभो
tadapatyaṃ hi yuvayor devān abhibhaved dhruvam | nahi te pṛthivī devī na ca dyaur na divaṃ vibho |
Wika ni Bhishma: “Ang anak na isisilang mula sa inyo ay tiyak na mananaig maging sa mga diyos. O Panginoon, matibay ang aming paniniwala na ni ang Diyosa ng Daigdig, ni ang kalangitan, ni maging ang langit ng mga diyos ay hindi makapapasan sa lakas ng iyong ningning. Kahit pagsamahin silang lahat, hindi nila ito matitiis; ang buong mundo ay magiging abo sa bagsik ng iyong kaningningan.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Extraordinary power—especially when linked to divine radiance and destiny—must be approached with restraint and discernment, because unchecked potency can overwhelm even cosmic supports (earth, sky, heaven) and threaten the welfare of the world.
Bhishma warns that the union being discussed would produce a son of such overwhelming might that he would defeat the gods, and that the sheer intensity of the Lord’s tejas (radiance) would be unbearable for the very realms of earth and heaven, endangering the world itself.