Shloka 46
Adhyāya 6: Pañca-mahābhūta–guṇa-nirdeśa and Sudarśana-dvīpa
Five Elements, Sensory Qualities, and a Cosmographic Island
उपास्यते तिग्मतेजा यत्र भूत: समन्तत: । नरनारायणो ब्रह्मा मनु: स्थाणुश्व पजचम:
upāsyate tigmatejā yatra bhūtaḥ samantataḥ | nara-nārāyaṇo brahmā manuḥ sthāṇuś ca pañcamaḥ ||
संजय बोले—उस स्थान पर सब ओर समस्त प्राणी प्रचण्ड तेजस्वी, सनातन भूतपति की उपासना करते हैं। वहाँ नर-नारायण, ब्रह्मा, मनु और पाँचवें स्थाणु (शिव) सदा विराजमान रहते हैं।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid the war narrative, the text points to a higher axis of dharma: the cosmos is sustained by reverence for the supreme Lord (Bhūtanātha), and the greatest authorities—Nara-Nārāyaṇa, Brahmā, Manu, and Śiva—are portrayed as abiding in that sacred presence, emphasizing devotion and divine order as foundational.
Sañjaya describes a holy locus where all beings worship a fiercely radiant, eternal Lord. He lists exalted divine figures who are said to dwell there, underscoring the sanctity and cosmic significance of that place while the Kurukṣetra events unfold.