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Shloka 17

सर्व: शर्व: शिव: स्थाणुर्भूतादिर्निधिरव्यय: । सम्भवो भावनो भर्ता प्रभव: प्रभुरीक्षर:

bhīṣma uvāca | sarvaḥ śarvaḥ śivaḥ sthāṇur bhūtādir nidhir avyayaḥ | sambhavo bhāvano bhartā prabhavaḥ prabhur īśvaraḥ ||

Dijo Bhīṣma: Él es el Todo, presente en toda forma; Él es Śarva, quien recoge a todos los seres en el tiempo de la disolución; Él es Śiva, auspicioso y más allá de las tres guṇas; Él es Sthāṇu, el inmóvil y firme. Es la causa primera de los seres y el refugio imperecedero en el que todas las criaturas se funden al final de los tiempos. Se manifiesta por su propia voluntad, produce los frutos de los actos de todos los que disfrutan, sostiene a todos, es de origen supremo (divino), es el Señor de todos, y es Īśvara: soberano poder sin adjuntos limitantes.

सर्वःthe all; all-pervading
सर्वः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शर्वःŚarva (a name of Rudra/Śiva; destroyer)
शर्वः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शिवःŚiva; auspicious one
शिवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशिव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्थाणुःthe immovable; the steadfast
स्थाणुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्थाणु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भूतादिःorigin/source of beings
भूतादिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभूतादि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
निधिःtreasure; repository; abode
निधिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनिधि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अव्ययःimperishable; undecaying
अव्ययः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअव्यय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सम्भवःself-manifesting; origin; coming into being
सम्भवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसम्भव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भावनःproducer; nourisher; one who brings about (results)
भावनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभावन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भर्ताsupporter; sustainer
भर्ता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभर्तृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रभवःsource; mighty origin; excellent birth
प्रभवः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रभुःlord; master
प्रभुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ईश्वरःsovereign; God; ruler
ईश्वरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootईश्वर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma (speaker)
S
Shiva/Rudra (as the deity praised through epithets: Śarva, Śiva, Sthāṇu, Īśvara)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches a devotional and ethical vision of the Supreme as both transcendent and immanent: the same Lord who dissolves the cosmos also sustains it, dispenses the fruits of actions, and remains imperishable. This supports dharma by grounding moral causality (karma-phala) and refuge (nidhi/avyaya) in a sovereign, auspicious Lord.

In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and praises the deity through a litany of divine names. Here he recites epithets of Śiva/Rudra, describing cosmic roles—creation/manifestation, sustenance, karmic governance, and dissolution—to establish the Lord’s supremacy and worthiness of worship.