Shloka 117
भूर्भुव:स्वस्तरुस्तार: सविता प्रपितामह: । यज्ञो यज्ञपतिर्यज्वा यज्ञाड़ो यज्ञवाहन:
bhūrbhuvaḥsvas tarus tāraḥ savitā prapitāmahaḥ | yajño yajñapatir yajvā yajñāṅgo yajñavāhanaḥ ||
Bhīṣma berkata: Ia adalah bumi, ruang antara, dan surga—tiga dunia itu sendiri; pohon kosmis yang menyangga keberadaan; ‘tār’, sang penyeberang yang mengantar makhluk melampaui samudra saṃsāra. Ia Savitā, sang Pencipta yang melahirkan segalanya; Prapitāmaha, leluhur tertinggi, bahkan melampaui Brahmā. Ia adalah yajña itu sendiri; Tuhan yang memerintah atas segala yajña; sang pemuja yang melaksanakannya; yang tubuhnya tersusun dari anggota-anggota yajña; dan daya yang mengusung yajña hingga mencapai buahnya.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The Supreme is presented as both the cosmos (the three worlds) and the sacred means within it (yajña). Therefore, righteous action and worship should be offered as participation in a divine order, not as ego-driven performance; the doer, the deed, and the goal are ultimately grounded in the same highest reality.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira and recites the Viṣṇu-sahasranāma. This verse is a cluster of divine epithets praising the Lord as cosmic foundation and as the very principle of sacrifice—its presiding lord, performer, constituents, and vehicle—emphasizing devotion and dharmic worship.