Shloka 79
Bhīṣma’s Śara-śayyā Stuti to Vāsudeva and Yogic Preparation for Dehotsarga
Body-Relinquishment
अप्रमेयशरीराय सर्वतोबुद्धिचक्षुषे । अनन्तपरिमेयाय तस्मै दिव्यात्मने नमः
aprameyaśarīrāya sarvatobuddhicakṣuṣe | anantaparimeyāya tasmai divyātmane namaḥ ||
Bhīṣma offers reverent homage to the Supreme Divine Self—whose form cannot be grasped by any ordinary means of proof, whose intelligence is an all-pervading eye that sees in every direction, and within whom the immeasurable infinity of all objects and meanings is comprehended.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches reverence for the Supreme as transcendent and all-knowing: God is beyond empirical verification (aprameya), yet is the universal witness through omnipresent intelligence (sarvatobuddhicakṣus). Recognizing this reality supports ethical life by grounding humility, right discernment, and devotion.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma after the war. Here he pauses to offer a hymn-like salutation, praising the Divine Self’s immeasurable nature and omniscient awareness, setting a devotional and philosophical tone within his ethical instruction.