Shloka 6
Gratitude, Discernment, and the Escalation of Power (Śvā–Dvipī–Vyāghra–Nāga–Siṃha–Śarabha Itihāsa)
सिंहव्याप्रगणा: क्रूरा मत्ताश्नैव महागजा: । डीपिन: खड्गभल्लूका ये चान्ये भीमदर्शना:
siṁhavyāghragaṇāḥ krūrā mattāś caiva mahāgajāḥ | dīpinaḥ khaḍgabhallūkā ye cānye bhīmadarśanāḥ ||
Wika ni Bhishma: “Ang mababangis na leon at tigre, ang malalaking elepanteng nalalasing sa panahon ng rut, ang mga leopardo, rinosero, mga oso, at iba pang nilalang na nakapanghihilakbot ang anyo—lahat ay lumalapit sa kanya.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse suggests that inner discipline and dharmic potency can subdue or harmonize even inherently violent forces; ethical strength is portrayed as a power that calms fear and aggression rather than provoking it.
Bhishma describes a setting where fearsome wild animals—lions, tigers, rutting elephants, leopards, rhinoceroses, bears, and others—approach a particular person (implied from context) without hostility, emphasizing that the person’s presence inspires awe and restraint in nature itself.