Shloka 173
Yajña-bhāga-vyavasthā and the Pravṛtti–Nivṛtti Framework (यज्ञभागव्यवस्था तथा प्रवृत्तिनिवृत्तिधर्मविवेचनम्)
पश्य वीर्य कुमारस्य नैतदन्य: करिष्यति । उस शक्तिको हिलाकर भगवानने प्रह्नादसे कहा--'देखो, कुमारमें कितना बल है? यह कार्य दूसरा कोई नहीं कर सकेगा”
paśya vīryaṁ kumārasya naitad anyaḥ kariṣyati |
Wika ni Bhishma: Nang yumanig ang sandatang iyon, sinabi ng Panginoon kay Prahlada, “Masdan ang lakas ng Prinsipe—walang ibang makagagawa ng gawaing ito.” Ipinahihiwatig nito na ang pambihirang lakas at kakayahan, kapag kinilala nang wasto, ay patunay ng natatanging pagiging karapat-dapat sa isang tungkulin; at paalaala na may mga pananagutang para lamang sa tunay na makapapasan.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights discernment: exceptional tasks require exceptional capability, and recognizing true merit helps assign responsibility in accordance with dharma rather than mere status or desire.
Bhishma draws attention to a prince’s extraordinary feat, emphasizing that the act is beyond ordinary capacity and thus marks the prince as uniquely qualified to perform it.