02.037
Pancharatra: Bhishma consoles Yudhisthira.
Vaiśampāyana said.
Then, seeing the king, vast as the ocean, and all this being agitated with anger, Yudhishthira spoke as follows. (2-37-1)
Bhīṣma, the most intelligent and eldest, the grandsire of the Kurus; Bṛhaspati, of great energy, like Indra, the destroyer of enemies. (2-37-2)
That great king, like an ocean, has been moved by anger. Grandfather, tell me here what should be done. (2-37-3)
There should be no obstacle to sacrifice, and there should be auspiciousness for all beings. As it is everywhere, tell me all that today, O grandsire. (2-37-4)
When Yudhishthira, the righteous king, had spoken thus, Bhishma, the grandsire of the Kurus, then spoke these words. (2-37-5)
Do not be afraid, O best of the Kurus; just as a dog cannot kill a lion, the auspicious and well-guided path has already been chosen by me here. (2-37-6)
Just as, when the lion is asleep, all the dogs gathered there bark together, so do these kings of the earth. (2-37-7)
O dear, while the bull-lion sleeps, these dogs, enraged, stand in front and bark in the very presence of the lion. (2-37-8)
Just as a lion does not awaken while asleep, so too does Acyuta remain unmoved. But by him, Nṛsiṃha and the chief of the Cedis are made lion-like. (2-37-9)
O best of kings, Śiśupāla, who was of little intelligence, desired to lead all the kings, O dear one, with all his might, to the abode of Yama (death). (2-37-10)
Certainly, O Bhārata, the transcendent Lord desires to completely reclaim this, because the energy that is situated in Śiśupāla still remains. (2-37-11)
O son of Kunti, the intellect of the king of Cedi and of all the rulers of the earth has been dispersed; welfare to you, O best among the wise. (2-37-12)
Whenever this tiger among men desires to seize someone, his mind becomes agitated, just as is the case with the king of Cedi. (2-37-13)
O Yudhiṣṭhira, Mādhava is both the origin and the end of all four kinds of beings in the three worlds. (2-37-14)
Thus, having heard his words, then the king of the Cedis, the king, addressed harsh words to Bhishma, O Bhārata. (2-37-15)
