Shloka 101
सुलभ: सुव्रतः सिद्ध: शत्रुजिच्छबत्रुतापन: । न्यग्रोधोदुम्बरो<श्वत्थश्वाणूरान्ध्रनिषूदन:
sulabhaḥ suvrataḥ siddhaḥ śatrujit śatrutāpanaḥ | nyagrodhodumbaro 'śvatthaś cāṇūrāndhraniṣūdanaḥ ||
Bhīṣma said: He is easily attainable to the ever-contemplative and single-minded devotee; he is of beautiful vow and conduct, perfect and complete in himself; the conqueror of the foes of gods and the good, and the tormentor of the enemies of the devas. He is Nyagrodha, Udumbara, and Aśvattha—present as sacred trees—and he is the slayer of Cāṇūra, the heroic wrestler of the Andhra people.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises the Lord as accessible to sincere, steady devotion (sulabhaḥ) while also being the protector of dharma—perfect in nature (siddhaḥ) and actively overcoming forces hostile to gods and the righteous (śatrujit, śatrutāpanaḥ). It also teaches divine immanence by identifying Him with sacred trees (nyagrodha, udumbara, aśvattha).
In Bhīṣma’s recitation of divine names and qualities, he strings together epithets describing the Lord’s attainability, perfection, cosmic presence in nature, and a specific heroic deed—slaying the wrestler Cāṇūra—highlighting both theological and ethical dimensions of divine action.