Shloka 8
एवमुक्तस्तदात्रिरवँ तमोनुदभवच्छशी । अपश्यत् सौम्यभावाच्च सोमवत् प्रियदर्शन:
evam uktas tadātrir avaṁ tamonudabhavac chaśī | apaśyat saumyabhāvāc ca somavat priyadarśanaḥ |
毗湿摩说：诸天如是言毕，圣仙阿特里立刻化作明月，成为驱散黑暗者。他神情安宁温和，容貌悦目，宛如苏摩自身，平静地望向诸天。随后他见月与日的光辉渐趋黯淡，便以苦行之力将光明铺展于战场，驱逐幽冥，使整个世界重现辉耀。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Disciplined austerity (tapas), when joined with calmness and righteous purpose, can restore clarity and order—symbolized by driving away darkness and spreading light—even in the most chaotic setting such as a battlefield.
After the gods address him, the sage Atri assumes a moon-like form, appearing gentle and pleasing like Soma. Observing that the Moon and Sun’s radiance has become faint, he uses the power of his tapas to spread illumination over the battlefield and remove darkness from the world.