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Shloka 39

सुप्रसाद: प्रसन्नात्मा विश्वधृग विश्वभुग्‌ विभु: । सत्कर्ता सत्कृत: साधुर्जह्लुनरायणो नर:

suprasādaḥ prasannātmā viśvadhṛg viśvabhug vibhuḥ | satkartā satkṛtaḥ sādhur jahlur nārāyaṇo naraḥ ||

Bhīṣma dit : Il est d’une grâce suprême et d’un esprit toujours serein ; il porte le monde entier et le soutient, omniprésent et souverain. Il honore ses dévots, et lui-même est honoré même par les plus vénérables ; il mène à l’accomplissement l’œuvre des justes, retire les êtres au temps de la dissolution, repose sur les eaux cosmiques en tant que Nārāyaṇa, et, en tant que Nara, conduit ses dévots vers la demeure la plus haute.

सुप्रसादःvery gracious; of great favor
सुप्रसादः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसुप्रसाद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रसन्नात्माone whose mind/self is serene
प्रसन्नात्मा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रसन्नात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विश्वधृक्upholder of the universe
विश्वधृक्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्वधृक्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विश्वभुक्protector/sustainer of the universe
विश्वभुक्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्वभुज्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विभुःall-pervading; mighty
विभुः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविभु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सत्कर्ताone who honors the good/devotees
सत्कर्ता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसत्कर्तृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सत्कृतःwell-honored; duly worshipped
सत्कृतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्कृत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
साधुःgood; righteous; beneficent
साधुः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसाधु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
जह्लुःone who causes dissolution (at destruction-time)
जह्लुः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootजह्लु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नारायणःNārāyaṇa
नारायणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनारायण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नरःNara; man
नरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootनर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
N
Nārāyaṇa
N
Nara

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches that the Divine is simultaneously compassionate and sustaining: serene in nature, all-pervading, honoring the virtuous, and guiding devotees to the highest good. It encourages trust in dharma and devotion by portraying God as the ultimate support of the world and the moral order.

Bhīṣma is describing and praising the Lord through a sequence of epithets (names/attributes), presenting a theological portrait: protector of the cosmos, recipient of worship, accomplisher of devotees’ aims, and the one who withdraws creation at dissolution—identified as Nārāyaṇa and Nara.