Shloka 7
भीष्मस्योत्तरायणप्रतीक्षा तथा युधिष्ठिरागमनम् | Bhīṣma’s uttarāyaṇa moment and Yudhiṣṭhira’s arrival
स हि देववर: साक्षाद् देवनाथ: परंतप: । सर्वज्ञ: सर्वसंश्लिष्ट: सर्वग: सर्वतोमुख:
sa hi devavaraḥ sākṣād devanāthaḥ paraṃtapaḥ | sarvajñaḥ sarvasaṃśliṣṭaḥ sarvagaḥ sarvatomukhaḥ ||
Él es, en verdad, el más excelso entre los dioses—manifestado en persona como su Señor y protector—quien abrasa a los enemigos de la rectitud. Omnisciente, penetrando e íntimamente presente en todos los seres, moviéndose por doquier y mirando en todas direcciones, se le describe como la realidad divina que todo lo abarca, digna de veneración y refugio.
ईश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches a devotional and ethical vision of the Supreme: the Lord is not distant but directly present, all-knowing and all-pervading. Recognizing such a deity supports dharma by grounding reverence, accountability, and refuge in a power that sees and sustains all.
In a didactic passage framed as divine speech (Īśvara speaking), the text praises and defines the supreme deity through epithets—lord of the gods, protector, enemy-scorcher, omniscient, and omnipresent—establishing the object of worship and the theological basis for the instruction that follows.