Shloka 24
Durgātitaraṇa—Conduct for Crossing Difficulties (दुर्गातितरणम्)
ईश्वर सर्वभूतानां जगत: प्रभवाप्ययम् । भक्ता नारायणं देवं॑ दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते
īśvaraḥ sarvabhūtānāṁ jagataḥ prabhavāpyayam | bhaktā nārāyaṇaṁ devaṁ durgāṇy atitaranti te |
Bhishma dit : Narayana est le Seigneur de tous les êtres, la source même d’où le monde naît et où il se résorbe. Ceux qui placent une foi dévouée en ce Narayana divin franchissent même les souffrances et les dangers les plus difficiles à traverser.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that Narayana is the supreme Lord who is both the origin and dissolution of the cosmos, and that steadfast devotion to him enables one to transcend severe hardships and existential suffering.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction-setting, Bhishma is advising Yudhishthira on dharma and the means to peace; here he emphasizes devotion to Narayana as a reliable refuge that carries devotees through peril and distress.