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Shloka 45

भूतभव्यभवन्नाथ: पवन: पावनो5नल: । कामहा कामकृत्‌ कान्तः काम: कामप्रद: प्रभु:

bhūtabhavyabhavannāthaḥ pavanaḥ pāvano 'nalaḥ | kāmahā kāmakṛt kāntaḥ kāmaḥ kāmapradaḥ prabhuḥ ||

Bhishma dit : Il est le Seigneur du passé, du futur et du présent ; il est le Vent, le Purificateur et le Feu. Il détruit le désir chez ceux qui s’attachent à des fins égoïstes, et pourtant il accomplit aussi les vœux légitimes des dévots. Beau et aimé, on l’appelle « Kāma »—vénéré comme le principe divin triadique—il accorde les dons désirés ; il est le Souverain, détenteur de toute puissance.

भूतभव्यभवन्नाथःlord of past, future, and present
भूतभव्यभवन्नाथः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभूत-भव्य-भवत्-नाथ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पवनःwind; the blower (Vāyu)
पवनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपवन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
पावनःpurifying
पावनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपावन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अनलःfire (Anala)
अनलः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअनल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कामहाdestroyer of desire
कामहा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकाम-हन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कामकृत्fulfiller/producer of desires
कामकृत्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकाम-कृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कान्तःlovely; beloved
कान्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकान्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कामःdesire; Kāma
कामः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकाम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कामप्रदःgiver of desired boons
कामप्रदः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकाम-प्रद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रभुःlord; sovereign
प्रभुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
V
Vāyu (Wind)
A
Agni (Fire)
B
Brahmā
V
Viṣṇu
M
Maheśvara (Śiva)

Educational Q&A

The verse presents the Divine as both the purifier and the sovereign of time, who can dissolve selfish craving (kāmahā) while also granting worthy aspirations (kāmakṛt, kāmapradaḥ). Ethically, it frames devotion as a path where desires are refined—lower cravings are removed, and righteous aims are supported.

Bhīṣma is reciting a sequence of divine names/epithets in praise, describing the Lord’s cosmic functions (wind, fire, purification) and moral-spiritual roles (removing and fulfilling desires). The passage functions as devotional instruction within Bhīṣma’s teachings in the Anuśāsana Parva.