Shloka 26
ब्राह्मणपूजायां व्युष्टिः — Vyuṣṭi (Merit-Outcome) of Honoring Brāhmaṇas: Kṛṣṇa and Durvāsā
ऋषय ऊचु: भवान् विसृजते लोकान् भवान् संहरते पुन: । भवान् शीतं भवानुष्णं भवानेव च वर्षति
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ: bhavān visṛjate lokān bhavān saṃharate punaḥ | bhavān śītaṃ bhavān uṣṇaṃ bhavān eva ca varṣati ||
The sages said: “O Lord, you alone send forth the worlds, and you alone draw them back again. You are the cold and you are the heat; it is you indeed who pours down the rain.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
All cosmic functions—creation, dissolution, and the sustaining forces of nature—are attributed to one supreme Lord. Ethically, this supports humility, devotion, and trust in a higher order (dharma) rather than egoistic claims of independent control.
A group of sages speaks in praise, addressing the deity as the ultimate cause behind the worlds and the seasons. Their statement functions as a theological affirmation within Bhishma’s discourse, highlighting divine sovereignty over both cosmic cycles and everyday natural phenomena.