Shloka 29
Bhīṣma’s Śara-śayyā Stuti to Vāsudeva and Yogic Preparation for Dehotsarga
Body-Relinquishment
भगवान् वासुदेवकी प्रसन्नताके लिये ही नित्य तपका अनुष्ठान किया जाता है; क्योंकि वे सबके हृदयोंमें विराजमान हैं। वे सबके आत्मा, सबको जाननेवाले, सर्वस्वरूप, सर्वज्ञ और सबको उत्पन्न करनेवाले हैं ।।
yaṁ devaṁ devakī devī vasudevād ajījanat | bhaumasya brahmaṇo guptyai dīptam agnim ivāraṇiḥ ||
Bhishma said: Austerity is practiced daily for the pleasure of Bhagavān Vāsudeva alone, for he is enthroned in the hearts of all. He is the Self of all, the knower of all, the form of all, omniscient, and the begetter of all beings. And just as the araṇi fire-stick brings forth a blazing fire, so did the goddess Devakī, through Vasudeva, manifest that divine Lord upon the earth for the protection of the Brahmins, the Vedas, and the sacrificial order.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The Lord’s manifestation is presented as a dharmic necessity: when sacred knowledge and righteous practice (Brahmins, Vedas, yajñas) require safeguarding, the divine appears to protect and restore the moral-spiritual order.
Bhīṣma praises Kṛṣṇa’s advent, describing Devakī giving birth to the Lord through Vasudeva, using the image of araṇi producing fire to emphasize a purposeful, protective divine emergence on earth.