Shloka 62
सुव्रतः सुमुख: सूक्ष्म: सुधोष: सुखद: सुह्ृत् मनोहरो जितक्रोधो वीरबाहुर्विदारण:
suvrataḥ sumukhaḥ sūkṣmaḥ sudhoṣaḥ sukhadaḥ suhṛt | manoharo jitakrodho vīrabāhur vidāraṇaḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：祂具殊胜誓愿，容颜和悦；微妙不可量；言辞庄严而洪亮；赐予安乐；以无因大悲为一切众生之真友。祂以容光与柔和之语摄人心魄；祂降伏忿怒，即便遭受不义亦不动嗔；祂勇臂雄健；并摧灭不义之徒。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents an ethical ideal where inner discipline (conquering anger), universal goodwill (suhṛt), and beneficence (sukhadaḥ) coexist with strength (vīrabāhuḥ) used to protect dharma (vidāraṇaḥ). True power is shown as restrained, compassionate, and directed against unrighteousness rather than driven by personal rage.
Bhīṣma is reciting a sequence of exalted epithets describing the supreme being’s qualities—pleasant presence, subtle nature, noble speech, kindness to all, and the capacity to destroy adharma. The passage functions as devotional praise and moral instruction through divine attributes.