Shloka 112

Devanagari script

उत्तारणो दुष्कृतिहा पुण्यो दुःस्वप्रनाशन: । वीरहा रक्षण: सन्‍तो जीवन: पर्यवस्थित:

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca | uttāraṇo duṣkṛtihā puṇyo duḥsvapnanāśanaḥ | vīrahā rakṣaṇaḥ santaḥ jīvanaḥ paryavasthitaḥ ||

Translation

Bhīṣma berkata: Ia Sang Penyeberang yang mengantar makhluk melampaui samudra saṃsāra; pemusnah perbuatan jahat dan yang berhati jahat; Yang Suci yang menyucikan siapa pun yang mengingat-Nya; dan pelenyap mimpi buruk bagi mereka yang bermeditasi, mengingat, melantunkan, dan memuja-Nya. Ia memutus berbagai ‘lintasan’ para pencari perlindungan—mengakhiri putaran kelahiran dan kematian; Ia Pelindung dalam segala cara. Ia menampakkan diri sebagai para santo untuk menyebarkan pengetahuan, kerendahan hati, dan dharma; Ia adalah napas kehidupan semua makhluk; dan, meresapi seluruh jagat, Ia tegak bersemayam di mana-mana.

Word by Word

• उत्तारणः: the deliverer / one who carries across
• उत्तारणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तारण (प्रातिपदिक; √तॄ/तॄण् ‘तरणे’ से भाव/कर्तृवाचक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दुष्कृतिहा: destroyer of evil deeds (and/or evil-doers)
• दुष्कृतिहा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्कृतिहन् (प्रातिपदिक; दुष्कृति + √हन् ‘हिंसागत्योः’)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पुण्यः: holy; auspicious; meritorious
• पुण्यः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दुःस्वप्ननाशनः: destroyer of bad dreams
• दुःस्वप्ननाशनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाशन (प्रातिपदिक; √नश् ‘नाशे’ से) / समास: दुःस्वप्न + नाशन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वीरहा: slayer of heroes
• वीरहा: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीरहन् (प्रातिपदिक; वीर + √हन् ‘हिंसागत्योः’)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• रक्षणः: protector; one who protects
• रक्षणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्षण (प्रातिपदिक; √रक्ष् ‘पालने’ से)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सन्तः: the good/saints; virtuous ones
• सन्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक; √अस् ‘भुवि’ का शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त: सत्)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• जीवनः: life-giving; the life (support)
• जीवनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जीवन (प्रातिपदिक; √जीव् ‘प्राणधारणे’ से)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पर्यवस्थितः: fully established; pervading and abiding
• पर्यवस्थितः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + अव + √स्था ‘स्थितौ’ (कृदन्त: क्त-प्रत्यय; पर्यवस्थित)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches that the Supreme Lord is both the moral purifier and the existential liberator: He destroys evil, protects the surrendered, sustains life, and pervades all—so remembrance, worship, and devotion become practical means for ethical purification and freedom from saṃsāra.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and praises the Supreme through a chain of divine epithets. This verse is part of that laudatory description, emphasizing the Lord’s saving, protecting, and all-pervading nature.