Anushasana Parva Adhyaya 14 Shloka 4 - Mahabharata | Bengali | Vedapath

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Shloka 4

Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ

Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मविष्णुसुरेशानां स्रष्टा च प्रभुरेव च । ब्रह्मादय: पिशाचान्ता यं हि देवा उपासते

Transliteration

brahmaviṣṇusureśānāṁ sraṣṭā ca prabhureva ca | brahmādayaḥ piśācāntā yaṁ hi devā upāsate ||

Translation

ভীষ্ম বললেন—তিনি একাই ব্রহ্মা, বিষ্ণু এবং দেবেশ্বরদেরও স্রষ্টা ও পরম প্রভু। ব্রহ্মা থেকে পিশাচ পর্যন্ত সকল সত্তা—দেবতাসহ—যাঁর উপাসনা করে।

Word by Word

ब्रह्मविष्णुसुरेशानाम्of Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and the lords of the gods

स्रष्टाcreator

चand

प्रभुःlord

एवindeed/only

चand

ब्रह्मादयःBrahmā and others

पिशाचान्ताःending with Piśācas (i.e., up to the Piśācas)

यम्whom

हिindeed/for

देवाःthe gods

उपासतेworship/attend upon

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Brahmā

Viṣṇu

Sureśas (lords of the gods)

Devas

Piśācas

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that above even the highest gods stands one supreme Creator-Lord, worthy of worship by all beings; spiritual authority is grounded in ultimate sovereignty rather than mere rank or power.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma is describing the greatness of the supreme divine principle/person: even Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and the leading gods depend on and worship Him, and the scope of worship spans the entire cosmos from the highest to the lowest beings.