Shloka 62
भीष्मविक्रमदर्शनं तथा क्रौञ्चारुणव्यूहविधानम् | Bhīṣma’s Ascendancy and the Organization of the Krauñcāruṇa Formation
हे अर्जुन! शरीररूप यन्त्रमें आरूढ हुए सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंको अन्तर्यामी परमेश्वर अपनी मायासे उनके कर्मोंके अनुसार भ्रमण कराता हुआ सब प्राणियोंके हृदयमें स्थित हैः ।। सम्बन्ध-- यहाँ यह प्रश्न उठता है कि कर्मबन्धनसे छूटकर परम शान्तिलाभ करनेके लिये मनुष्यको क्या करना चाहिये; इसपर भगवान् कहते हैं-- तमेव शरणं गच्छ सर्वभावेन भारत । तत्प्रसादात् परां शान्तिं स्थान प्राप्स्पसि शाश्वतम्
īśvaraḥ sarvabhūtānāṁ hṛddeśe 'rjuna tiṣṭhati | bhrāmayan sarvabhūtāni yantrārūḍhāni māyayā ||
(tatra praśnaḥ—karmabandhanāt vimucya parāṁ śāntiṁ prāptuṁ kiṁ kartavyam? ity asmin viṣaye bhagavān āha—)
tam eva śaraṇaṁ gaccha sarvabhāvena bhārata | tatprasādāt parāṁ śāntiṁ sthānaṁ prāpsyasi śāśvatam ||
The Lord, O Arjuna, abides in the heart-region of all beings. By His māyā He causes all creatures—mounted upon the mechanism of the body—to move about, each according to their deeds. Therefore, to be released from the bondage of action and attain supreme peace, take refuge in Him alone with your whole being, O descendant of Bharata; by His grace you will attain the highest peace and the eternal abode.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
All beings are inwardly governed by the Lord dwelling in the heart; embodied life moves under the interplay of māyā and one’s karma. Freedom from karmic bondage and attainment of supreme peace comes through wholehearted surrender to the Lord, relying on His grace rather than ego-driven control.
In the Bhīṣma Parva’s Bhagavadgītā setting, Kṛṣṇa instructs Arjuna on the battlefield. Here the discourse shifts from describing the Lord’s inner presence and governance of beings to the practical resolution: Arjuna should seek refuge in the Lord alone to transcend karmic entanglement and reach the eternal state.