Shloka 13
Guru’s Instruction on Dream, Mind, Guṇas, and Knowing Brahman
Svapna–Manas–Guṇa–Brahma-vicāra
ते वरेणाभिसम्पन्ना बलेन च मदेन च | नावबुध्यन्ति सम्मूढा विष्णुमव्यक्तदर्शनम्
te vareṇābhisampannā balena ca madena ca | nāvabudhyanti sammūḍhā viṣṇum avyaktadarśanam ||
毗湿摩说道：“他们因得赐福而自恃，又沉醉于力量与傲慢；迷妄之人不识毗湿奴——其真实形相并不易为人所见。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Power and even divinely granted boons can become obstacles when they breed mada (pride). Such arrogance produces sammoha (deep delusion), preventing true recognition of Viṣṇu, whose reality is subtle and not grasped by outward vision alone.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs on dharma and right understanding. Here he remarks that certain beings, empowered by boons and physical might, become conceited and therefore fail to perceive the presence and supremacy of Viṣṇu.