Shloka 34
Bhīṣma’s Yogic Departure, Royal Cremation, and Gaṅgā’s Lament (भीष्मस्य योगयुक्त्या देहत्यागः, पितृमेधः, गङ्गाविलापः)
यावत् तस्य भवेत् पुष्टिस्तेजो दीप्ति: पराक्रम: । प्रभाव: सन्नतिर्जन्म कृष्णे तन्त्रिगुणं विभो
yāvat tasya bhavet puṣṭis tejo dīptiḥ parākramaḥ | prabhāvaḥ sannatir janma kṛṣṇe tantriguṇaṁ vibho ||
Bhishma nói: “Hỡi bậc hùng lực! Mọi mức độ về sức mạnh và sự sung mãn, ánh huy hoàng, quang diệm, dũng mãnh, uy thế, đức khiêm cung và dòng dõi cao quý nơi Arjuna—thì những phẩm tính ấy nơi Krishna đều gấp ba lần.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that Kṛṣṇa embodies the highest measure of both power and virtue: not only heroic qualities like valor and influence, but also ethical qualities like humility and noble conduct. The verse frames Kṛṣṇa as surpassing even the foremost hero Arjuna, encouraging trust in Kṛṣṇa as the supreme support aligned with dharma.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma is instructing and praising, and here he compares Arjuna’s renowned excellences with Kṛṣṇa’s, declaring that whatever greatness is seen in Arjuna is present in Kṛṣṇa threefold. The statement functions as a testimonial of Kṛṣṇa’s preeminence within the epic’s moral and devotional framework.