Shloka 65
गभस्तिनेमि: सत्त्वस्थ: सिंहो भूतमहेश्वर: । आदिदेवो महादेवो देवेशो देवभूद्गुरु:
bhīṣma uvāca | gabhastinemiḥ sattvasthaḥ siṁho bhūtamaheśvaraḥ | ādidevo mahādevo deveśo devabhṛdguruḥ ||
Bhīṣma dit : Il est Gabhastinemi — présent comme le Soleil au milieu de ses rayons ; Sattvastha — demeurant en tous les êtres comme le souverain intérieur ; le Lion — qui prend la forme de Narasiṁha pour le dévot Prahlāda ; le Grand Seigneur de toutes les créatures ; le Dieu primordial, le Grand Dieu ; le Seigneur des dieux ; et le précepteur qui soutient et nourrit les dieux.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches a devotional-theological vision of the Supreme as simultaneously cosmic (Sun-like radiance, lord of gods and beings) and inwardly present (abiding in all as the inner ruler). Ethically, it reassures that divine sovereignty is not distant: it sustains the world and actively protects devotees (as implied by the Narasiṁha–Prahlāda motif).
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and related disciplines. Here he recites a sequence of divine epithets—functioning like a hymn or praise-list—highlighting the deity’s forms, powers, and roles (sun-form, indweller, protector, lordship, and guidance of the gods).