Shloka 107
विहायसगतिर्ज्योति: सुरुचि तभुग् विभु: । रविर्विरोचन: सूर्य: सविता रविलोचन:
vihāyasagatir jyotiḥ suruciḥ hutabhuk vibhuḥ | ravir virocanaḥ sūryaḥ savitā ravilocanaḥ ||
Dijo Bhīṣma: Él es quien recorre el cielo, luz que brilla por sí misma, de hermosa radiancia; el devorador de las oblaciones (como Fuego), el omnipresente. Es Ravi, el Sol que absorbe las esencias; Virocana, el que difunde la luz de múltiples maneras; Sūrya, el revelador del esplendor; Savitṛ, el impulsor y progenitor del cosmos; y aquel cuyos ojos son el Sol.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches devotion through recognizing the One divine reality in sustaining cosmic functions—light, movement, and nourishment—symbolized by the Sun and Fire. Ethically, it associates dharma with illumination: the divine ‘light’ that reveals truth and supports order in the world.
Bhīṣma is reciting a sequence of divine names/epithets (a stotra-like passage). This verse clusters solar and fiery titles—Sun, Savitṛ, and the consumer of offerings—presenting the deity as the cosmic illuminator and sustainer.