Shloka 102

Devanagari script

ततो नारायणस्तस्माच्छर भागाद्‌ विनि:सृतः । वृषरूपं समास्थाय उज्जहार महारथम्‌,तब भगवान्‌ नारायणने उस बाणके एक भागसे बाहर निकलकर वृषभका रूप धारण करके भगवान्‌ शिवके विशाल रथको ऊपर उठाया

Transliteration

tato nārāyaṇas tasmāc chara-bhāgād viniḥsṛtaḥ | vṛṣa-rūpaṃ samāsthāya ujjahāra mahā-ratham ||

Translation

Pagkaraan, si Nārāyaṇa ay lumitaw mula sa isang bahagi ng palasong iyon. Sa pag-anyong toro, itinaas niya ang dakilang karwahe—ang malawak na sasakyang-pandigma ni Śiva—at ipinamalas ang kapangyarihang banal na nagtatanggol sa matuwid at nagpapabagsak sa kapalaluan, kahit sa gitna ng dahas ng digmaan.

Word by Word

ततःthen/from there

नारायणःNārāyaṇa (Vishnu)

तस्मात्from that (from it)

शरarrow

भागात्from a part

विनिःसृतःhaving come out/emerged

वृषbull

रूपम्form

समास्थायhaving assumed/taken (up)

उज्जहारlifted up/raised

महारथम्the great chariot/one with a great chariot (mahāratha)

Speaker

पितामह उवाच

Characters & Entities

Nārāyaṇa (Viṣṇu)

Arrow (śara)

Bull form (vṛṣa-rūpa)

Great chariot (mahā-ratha)

Śiva (implied by context: 'Śiva’s chariot')

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Divine power operates to uphold dharma: even in the midst of conflict, the supreme protector can manifest in unexpected ways, restraining arrogance and safeguarding cosmic order.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma (Pitāmaha) describes a miraculous event: Nārāyaṇa emerges from a portion of an arrow, takes the form of a bull, and lifts a mighty chariot—understood in the received context as Śiva’s great chariot—signaling divine intervention and supremacy.