Shloka 2
श्रेयो-धर्मकर्मविचारः
Inquiry into Śreyas, Dharma, and Karma
मूर्धा यस्य त्वनन्तं च स्थानं दानवसत्तम | तस्याहं ते प्रवक्ष्यामि विष्णोमहित्म्यमुत्तमम्
mūrdhā yasya tv anantaṃ ca sthānaṃ dānavasattama | tasyāhaṃ te pravakṣyāmi viṣṇoḥ māhātmyam uttamam ||
Bhīṣma dit : «Ô le meilleur des Dānavas, je vais maintenant te révéler la grandeur suprême de Viṣṇu—Lui dont la tête est sans limite et dont la demeure est Ananta.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames Viṣṇu as transcendent and immeasurable (ananta), establishing a devotional-theological basis: true understanding of dharma is supported by recognizing the supreme, limitless nature and glory (māhātmya) of the divine.
Bhīṣma begins a discourse addressed to a Dānava, announcing that he will now expound the highest glory of Viṣṇu, characterized by infinity and association with Ananta as His abode/support.