Shloka 35
Viṣṇu-sahasranāma—Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Recitation (विष्णोर्नामसहस्रम्)
उवाच देवता: सर्वा: पितंश्चैव महाद्युति: । श्रुतं हि चित्रगुप्तस्य धर्मगुहूं महात्मन:
uvāca devatāḥ sarvāḥ pitṝṁś caiva mahādyutiḥ | śrutaṁ hi citraguptasya dharmaguhūṁ mahātmanaḥ ||
Der Strahlende (Yama) wandte sich an alle Götter und an die Pitṛs: „Wahrlich, ich habe von Citragupta, dem Großgesinnten, die tiefe und wohlgehütete Lehre der Dharma vernommen.“
यम उवाच
Educational Q&A
That Dharma is a profound, carefully preserved moral law, and even cosmic authorities like Yama acknowledge instruction grounded in accurate moral accounting (associated with Citragupta).
Yama, described as radiant, addresses the assembled gods and ancestral Pitṛs, stating that he has heard a deep, guarded exposition of Dharma attributed to the great-souled Citragupta.