Shloka 153
Yajña-bhāga-vyavasthā and the Pravṛtti–Nivṛtti Framework (यज्ञभागव्यवस्था तथा प्रवृत्तिनिवृत्तिधर्मविवेचनम्)
मेदिनी कम्पिता सर्वा सशैलवनकानना । बलवान् भगवान् विष्णुके द्वारा उस शक्तिके कम्पित किये जानेपर पर्वत, वन और काननोंसहित सारी पृथ्वी काँप उठी
medinī kampitā sarvā saśaila-vanakānanā | balavān bhagavān viṣṇuḥ …
毗湿摩说道：当吉祥的主毗湿奴以无比雄伟之力震动大地时，整个世界连同群山、森林与荒野密林一齐颤动。此景昭示：神力一旦显现，所撼动的不仅是众生，连世界的根基亦为之摇撼，提醒人们对合乎正法的宇宙权威当怀敬畏。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the overwhelming, world-shaking potency of divine authority: when the Lord’s power is expressed, creation itself responds. Ethically, it reinforces reverence for dharma upheld by the cosmic Lord and cautions against underestimating righteous, higher power.
Bhishma describes a moment when the earth, along with mountains and forests, trembles due to the manifestation or exertion of Vishnu’s great power—an image used to convey the magnitude of the event being recounted.