Shloka 226
Bhīṣma’s Śara-śayyā Stuti to Vāsudeva and Yogic Preparation for Dehotsarga
Body-Relinquishment
सदसदग्रथितं विश्व विश्वाज्रे विश्वकर्मणि । भगवान् सदा नित्य विद्यमान (कभी नष्ट न होनेवाले) और तने हुए एक सुदृढ़ सूतके समान हैं। उनमें यह कार्य-कारणरूप जगत् उसी प्रकार गुँथा हुआ है
bhīṣma uvāca | sadasadgrathitaṃ viśvaṃ viśvāgre viśvakarmaṇi | bhagavān sadā nityaḥ vidyamānaḥ (kadāpi naṣṭa na bhavanti) tanute dṛḍha-sūtra-sadṛśaḥ | tasmin kārya-kāraṇa-rūpaṃ jagat sūtre puṣpa-māleva grathitam | idaṃ sarvaṃ viśvaṃ tasyaiva śrī-aṅge sthitam; tenaiva viśvasya sṛṣṭiḥ kṛtā ||
Bhīṣma dit : L’univers, tissé de réel et d’irréel, est enfilé sur le Seigneur—l’artisan du cosmos—qui demeure à jamais, éternel et impérissable, tel un cordon solide et tendu. En Lui, ce monde, apparaissant comme cause et effet, est assemblé comme une guirlande de fleurs sur un fil. L’univers tout entier réside dans sa propre splendeur; c’est Lui qui a fait paraître cet univers.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the entire cosmos—experienced as a chain of causes and effects and as a mixture of enduring reality and transient appearance—depends upon and is held together by the eternal, imperishable Supreme. Like flowers on a thread, the world has coherence only because it is supported by the Lord.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues his discourse to Yudhishthira on higher truth and dharma, using a vivid metaphor (thread and garland) to explain how the universe abides in the Lord and is created and sustained by Him.