Shloka 32
Cāturāśramya-dharma—Marks of the Four Āśramas (चातुराश्रम्यधर्मः)
भीष्म उवाच एवमुक््त्वा स भगवान् मरुद्गणवृत: प्रभु: । जगाम भवन विष्णोरक्षरं शाश्वतं पदम्
bhīṣma uvāca evam uktvā sa bhagavān marudgaṇavṛtaḥ prabhuḥ | jagāma bhavana viṣṇor akṣaraṃ śāśvataṃ padam ||
Bhishma said: Having spoken thus, that blessed Lord, the sovereign Master surrounded by the hosts of the Maruts, departed and went to the imperishable, eternal abode—the dwelling-place of Vishnu.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the supremacy of the imperishable and eternal over the transient: even a mighty, revered Lord ultimately returns to the unchanging divine abode. Ethically, it frames true sovereignty as aligned with dharma and oriented toward the eternal, not merely toward worldly dominion.
After delivering his statement, the Lord—accompanied by the Maruts—departs from the scene and proceeds to Vishnu’s imperishable, eternal abode. It functions as a narrative closure or transition, marking the end of a divine appearance or discourse.