Shloka 44
अध्याय ३३७ — ज्ञानमार्ग-वैविध्यप्रश्नः तथा व्यासस्य नारायणोद्भवकथा
Systems of Knowledge and Vyāsa’s Nārāyaṇa-Origin
जितं ते पुण्डरीकाक्ष नमस्ते विश्वभावन । नमस्ते<स्तु हृषीकेश महापुरुषपूर्वज,'पंरतु एक शब्द जो उच्चस्वरसे उच्चारित होकर दूरतक फैल रहा था, हमने भी सुना। सब लोग कह रहे थे--:पुण्डरीकाक्ष! आपकी जय हो। विश्वभावन! आपको प्रणाम है। महापुरुषोंके भी पूर्वज हृषीकेश! आपको नमस्कार है”
jitaṃ te puṇḍarīkākṣa namaste viśvabhāvana | namaste 'stu hṛṣīkeśa mahāpuruṣapūrvaja ||
Bhīṣma said: “Victory to You, O lotus-eyed One. Salutations to You, O Sustainer of the universe. Salutations indeed to You, O Hrishikesha—prime ancestor and source of all great beings.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that recognizing the Supreme as the sustainer of the world and the controller of the senses naturally leads to humility and reverent devotion; such reverence is presented as an ethical alignment with dharma and cosmic order.
Bhishma voices (and reflects) a triumphant acclamation directed to Krishna, using a sequence of divine epithets to acknowledge Krishna’s supremacy and beneficent role as the source and supporter of the universe.