Shloka 46
भीष्मस्योत्तरायणप्रतीक्षा तथा युधिष्ठिरागमनम् | Bhīṣma’s uttarāyaṇa moment and Yudhiṣṭhira’s arrival
दिवि श्रेष्ठो हि भगवान् हरिनारायण: प्रभु: । वन्दितो हि स वन्देत मानितो मानयीत च । अहहितश्चाहयेन्नित्यं पूजित: प्रतिपूजयेत्
divi śreṣṭho hi bhagavān harinārāyaṇaḥ prabhuḥ | vandito hi sa vandeta mānito mānayīta ca | ahahitaś cāhayen nityaṃ pūjitaḥ pratipūjayet |
في السماء، الربُّ هَري-نارايَنا هو الأسمى. من قدّم له التبجيلَ أكرمه هو بدوره؛ ومن أظهر له الاحترامَ ردَّ عليه الاحترام. ومن أحسن النيّةَ نحوه ظلَّ له مُحسِنًا على الدوام؛ وإذا عُبِدَ وأُقيمت له العبادةُ أجابَ بفضلٍ يُقابِلها—هكذا يردُّ الإخلاصَ بنعمةٍ على قدره.
ईश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches reciprocity in devotion: honoring, praising, and worshipping the Lord is met with corresponding divine favor and regard. It frames bhakti as a relationship in which sincere reverence draws a responsive grace.
Īśvara (the Lord) speaks, declaring Hari-Nārāyaṇa’s supremacy and describing how the Lord responds to human acts of reverence—praise, respect, and worship—by returning honor and benevolence to the devotee.