Shloka 6

Devanagari script

अनादिनिधन विष्णुं सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम्‌ । लोकाध्यक्षं स्तुवन्‌ नित्यं सर्वदुःखातिगो भवेत्‌,उस जन्म-मृत्यु आदि छ: भाव-विकारोंसे रहित, सर्वव्यापक, सम्पूर्ण लोकोंके महेश्वर, लोकाध्यक्ष देवकी निरन्तर स्तुति करनेसे मनुष्य सब दु:ःखोंसे पार हो जाता है

Transliteration

anādinidhanaṁ viṣṇuṁ sarvalokamaheśvaram | lokādhyakṣaṁ stuvan nityaṁ sarvaduḥkhātigo bhavet ||

Translation

Bhishma sprach: Wer Vishnu unablässig preist—den Anfang- und Endlosen, den höchsten Herrn aller Welten und Lenker der Welt—überwindet jedes Leid.

Word by Word

अनादिनिधनम्beginningless and endless

विष्णुम्Vishnu

सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम्the great lord of all worlds

लोकाध्यक्षम्the ruler/overseer of the world(s)

स्तुवन्praising

नित्यम्always

सर्वदुःखातिगःone who has gone beyond all sorrow

भवेत्would become / may become

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Vishnu

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Constant praise and remembrance of Vishnu—understood as the eternal, all-pervading Lord and overseer of the cosmos—enables a person to transcend suffering. The emphasis is on nityatā (steadiness/continuity) in devotion as a transformative practice.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Anushasana Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma is teaching about dharma and spiritual disciplines. Here he recommends sustained stuti of Vishnu, presenting it as a means to rise beyond the pains of worldly existence.