Shloka 196
देवा देवर्षयश्नैव यं विदुः परमव्ययम् । नारायणसे ही ऋषिगण, सिद्ध, बड़े-बड़े नाग, देवता तथा देवर्षि भी उन्हें अविनाशी परमात्माके रूपमें जानने लगे हैं
devā devarṣayaś caiva yaṁ viduḥ paramāvyayam | nārāyaṇaṁ hi ṛṣigaṇāḥ siddhā mahānāgāś ca devāś ca devarṣayaś ca tam avyayaṁ paramātmānaṁ manyante |
Bhīṣma dijo: «Los dioses y los videntes divinos lo conocen como la Realidad suprema e imperecedera. En verdad, las huestes de sabios, los Siddhas, los grandes Nāgas, los dioses y los videntes divinos reconocen a Nārāyaṇa como el Paramātman incorruptible, afirmando que el refugio más alto del dharma es el Eterno, que está más allá de la pérdida y del cambio».
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse asserts Nārāyaṇa as the supreme, imperishable Paramātmā, validated by the highest spiritual authorities (gods, divine seers, sages, Siddhas, and Nāgas). Ethically, it grounds dharma in alignment with an eternal, unchanging divine principle rather than transient power or circumstance.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on peace, dharma, and right understanding after the war. Here he emphasizes a theological consensus: exalted beings across realms acknowledge Nārāyaṇa as the imperishable Supreme Self, strengthening the authority of devotion and right knowledge within his counsel.