Shloka 36
Devaśarmā–Vipula Dialogue on Ahorātra–Ṛtu as Moral Witnesses (अनुशासन पर्व, अध्याय ४३)
मक्षिकामशकादीनां वपुर्धारयतेडपि च । न शक््यमस्य ग्रहणं कर्तु विपुल केनचित्
makṣikāmaśakādīnāṁ vapur dhārayate ’pi ca | na śakyam asya grahaṇaṁ kartuṁ vipula kenacit ||
毗湿摩说：“他甚至能取苍蝇、蚊蚋之身。噢，毗补罗啊，无人能擒获或拘束他；更何况旁人？即便是创造此世的造物主，也不能使他受制。待他隐没不见时，唯有以智慧之眼方能觉知。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse stresses the limits of physical power and coercion: a being endowed with extraordinary yogic or divine capacity can evade capture by taking subtle forms or disappearing, and can be known only through higher discernment (jñāna), not mere sensory grasping.
Bhishma addresses Vipula and describes an elusive figure whose powers include assuming tiny forms (like insects) and becoming invisible, making him impossible to restrain; recognition of such a being depends on inner knowledge rather than outward sight.