Shloka 86
गौरुडव्यूह-रचना तथा अर्धचन्द्र-प्रत्यव्यूह
Garuḍa Array and the Ardhacandra Counter-Formation
ज्वलन्तीमन्तरिक्षे तां ज्वालाभिरिव संवृताम् । असम्भ्रान्तस्तदा राजन् पिता देवव्रतस्तव
jvalantīm antarikṣe tāṁ jvālābhir iva saṁvṛtām | asambhrāntas tadā rājan pitā devavratas tava ||
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: “O Hari, noon ay ang iyong ama na si Devavrata (Bhīṣma), matatag at hindi nalilito, ay namasdan siya na nagliliyab sa kalangitan, na wari’y napalilibutan sa lahat ng panig ng mga dila ng apoy.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadiness of mind in the face of terrifying or extraordinary sights: Bhīṣma remains asambhrānta—unshaken—suggesting the ethical ideal of courage and composure (dhairya) expected of a disciplined warrior and leader.
Sañjaya describes to Dhṛtarāṣṭra a striking vision: a female presence blazing in the sky, seemingly wrapped in flames. Bhīṣma (Devavrata), Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s father, witnesses it without panic, indicating an ominous or supernatural portent amid the war context.