Shloka 13
Adhyāya 70: Sātyaki’s Arrow-Display and the Bhūriśravas Engagement; Twilight Withdrawal
शेषं चाकल्पयद् देवमनन्तं विश्वरूपिणम् | यो धारयति भूतानि धरां चेमां सपर्वताम्
śeṣaṃ cākalpayad devam anantaṃ viśvarūpiṇam | yo dhārayati bhūtāni dharāṃ cemāṃ saparvatām ||
قال بهيشما: «وكذلك تصوّر وأقام ما تبقّى في صورة الإله شيشا—أنانتا، ذي الهيئة الكونية—الذي يحمل جميع الكائنات، ويحمل هذه الأرض نفسها بما عليها من جبال.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic vision of cosmic order: the world is sustained by a divine principle personified as Śeṣa/Ananta, whose role is to uphold beings and the earth. It frames stability and support as sacred functions, inviting reverence for the sustaining foundations of life.
In Bhīṣma’s speech, he describes the divine arrangement of the cosmos, identifying Śeṣa (Ananta) as the universal-formed deity who bears and supports all creatures and the earth with its mountains—an affirmation of the world’s divinely upheld structure.