Shloka 20
श्रेयो-धर्मकर्मविचारः
Inquiry into Śreyas, Dharma, and Karma
'श्रीमान् भगवान् नारायण हरि आदि और अन्तसे रहित हैं। वे ही चराचर प्राणियोंकी रचना करते हैं ।।
śrīmān bhagavān nārāyaṇaḥ hariḥ ādi-antase rahitaḥ | sa eva carācara-prāṇināṃ racayitā || sa vai sarveṣu bhūteṣu kṣaraś ca akṣara eva ca | ekādaśa-vikārātmā jagat pibati raśmibhiḥ ||
Bhīṣma dijo: El Bienaventurado Señor Nārāyaṇa—Hari—es glorioso, sin comienzo ni fin. Él solo da forma a todos los seres, móviles e inmóviles. Mora en cada criatura como lo perecedero y como lo imperecedero. Incluso el conjunto manifiesto de las once facultades es un modo de su propio ser; y con sus rayos de conciencia impregna y sostiene el mundo entero.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the all-pervading supremacy of Nārāyaṇa: He is eternal (without beginning or end), the creator of all beings, present within all as both the changing (kṣara) and the unchanging (akṣara), and even the functioning of the eleven faculties is a manifestation of Him.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and higher truth. Here he turns to theological-metaphysical praise, identifying Nārāyaṇa/Hari as the ultimate ground of creation and the indwelling reality in all beings.