Shloka 67
सोमपो<मृतप: सोम: पुरुजित् पुरुसत्तम: । विनयो जय: सत्यसंधो दाशार्ह: सात्वतां पति:
bhīṣma uvāca | somapo'mṛtapāḥ somaḥ purujit puruṣottamaḥ | vinayo jayaḥ satyasaṃdho dāśārhaḥ sātvatāṃ patiḥ ||
Bhīṣma said: He is the Soma-drinker; the drinker of immortality; Soma himself. He is the conqueror of many and the Supreme Person. He is discipline—who humbles and restrains the wicked; he is Victory itself. He is unfailingly true to his vows. Born in the Dāśārha line, he is the lord of the Sātvatas (the Yādavas) and the master of his devotees.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that divine greatness is not merely power to win (jaya, purujit) but also moral steadiness—truth to one’s vows (satyasaṃdha) and the capacity to discipline and correct wrongdoing (vinaya). Sovereignty is portrayed as ethical governance aligned with dharma.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma is instructing Yudhiṣṭhira and reciting a sequence of divine epithets (as in the tradition of the Viṣṇu-sahasranāma). This verse lists several names praising the Lord—linking sacrificial imagery (Soma, amṛta) with kingship, victory, and unwavering truth.