Shloka 85
ततस्ते तापसा: सर्वे भार्गवस्थानुयायिन: । प्रेक्षका: समपद्यन्त परिवार्य रणाजिरम्,तदनन्तर परशुरामजीके साथ आये हुए वे सब तपस्वी उस संग्रामभूमिको सब ओरसे घेरकर दर्शक बन गये
tataste tāpasāḥ sarve bhārgavasthānuyāyinaḥ | prekṣakāḥ samapadyanta parivārya raṇājiram ||
Pagkaraan, ang lahat ng mga asceta—mga tagasunod ni Bhārgava (Paraśurāma)—ay pumuwesto bilang mga manonood, pinalilibutan ang larangan ng digmaan sa lahat ng panig. Ipinapakita ng tagpong ito na maging ang mga tumalikod sa daigdig, dahil sa katapatan sa kanilang guro at sa bigat ng isang tunggaliang ukol sa dharma, ay dumarating upang masaksihan ang labanang itinakda ng kapalaran.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how allegiance and the seriousness of a dharma-laden conflict can draw even ascetics into the orbit of warfare—not as combatants, but as witnesses—suggesting that moral crises in society are observed and judged by the wider spiritual community.
As the confrontation involving Paraśurāma approaches, the ascetics who accompany him gather around the battlefield and stand as spectators, encircling the combat-ground to watch the impending fight.