Mahabharata 7.204.94 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 204, Shloka 94
स एष भगवान् देव: सर्वलोकेश्वर: प्रभु: । न सम्बुबुधिरे चैनं देवास्तं भुवनेश्वरम्
sa eṣa bhagavān devaḥ sarvalokeśvaraḥ prabhuḥ | na sambubudhire cainaṃ devās taṃ bhuvaneśvaram ||
তিনি-ই সেই ভগবান দেব, সর্বলোকেশ্বর প্রভু; তবু দেবতারাও সেই ভুবনেশ্বরকে যথার্থভাবে চিনতে পারেনি।
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Even exalted beings like the devas may fail to discern the Supreme Lord’s true nature; the verse underscores humility and the need for deeper spiritual insight (bhakti and jñāna) to recognize ultimate sovereignty.
Vyāsa identifies a divine figure as the universal sovereign and remarks that, despite His supremacy, the gods themselves did not fully understand or recognize Him—highlighting the hidden or transcendent aspect of the Lord within the unfolding events.
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