Shloka 1
अम्बा–राम–भीष्म संवादः
Amba–Rama–Bhishma Dialogue on Vow and Refuge
ऑपन--माजल बछ। जि: अष्टस प्तत्याधिकशततमो< ध्याय: अम्बा और परशुरामजीका संवाद
bhīṣma uvāca |
evam uktas tadā rāmo jahi bhīṣmam iti prabho |
uvāca rudatīṁ kanyāṁ codayantīṁ punaḥ punaḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：其时罗摩（帕罗修罗摩）被如此请求——“主上啊，请杀毗湿摩！”——便对那哭泣不止、屡屡催逼的少女说道：“美丽的女子，迦尸王之女啊！依我所立之誓，我唯在为通晓吠陀的婆罗门有必要之事时才举兵执刃；若无此因，我不随心所欲而动武。故在守护此誓之际，我还能为你做何等别事？”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse sets up a dharmic dilemma: righteous anger and the demand for retribution confront the discipline of a vow. It highlights that ethical action in the Mahabharata often depends not only on the grievance but also on one’s svadharma (role-duty) and prior commitments.
Amba, weeping, repeatedly urges Parashurama—addressing him as ‘Lord’—to slay Bhishma. Bhishma reports that Parashurama then responds to her, initiating the exchange that will lead toward the famed confrontation between Parashurama and Bhishma.