Shloka 100
Bhīṣma’s Śara-śayyā Stuti to Vāsudeva and Yogic Preparation for Dehotsarga
Body-Relinquishment
नारायण: परं ब्रह्म नारायणपरं तप: । नारायण: परो देव: सर्व नारायण: सदा,नारायण ही परब्रह्म हैं, नारायण ही परम तप हैं। नारायण ही सबसे बड़े देवता हैं और भगवान् नारायण ही सदा सब कुछ हैं
nārāyaṇaḥ paraṃ brahma nārāyaṇaparaṃ tapaḥ | nārāyaṇaḥ paro devaḥ sarvaṃ nārāyaṇaḥ sadā ||
নাৰায়ণেই পৰব্ৰহ্ম, নাৰায়ণেই পৰম তপস্যা; নাৰায়ণেই পৰম দেৱ, আৰু সদায় সকলো নাৰায়ণেই।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse asserts Nārāyaṇa’s absolute supremacy: he is identified with Brahman, is the highest goal of tapas (spiritual discipline), is the greatest deity, and is ultimately ‘everything’—encouraging a life of dharma and devotion oriented to the highest, unchanging reality.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma—lying on the bed of arrows—teaches Yudhiṣṭhira about dharma and higher truths; here he offers a concentrated theological proclamation exalting Nārāyaṇa as the supreme principle.