Shloka 88
सदगति:ः सत्कृति: सत्ता सद्भूति: सत्परायण: । शूरसेनो यदुश्रेष्ठ: सन्निवास: सुयामुन:
sadgatiḥ satkṛtiḥ sattā sadbhūtiḥ satparāyaṇaḥ | śūraseno yaduśreṣṭhaḥ sannivāsaḥ suyāmunāḥ ||
Bhīṣma berkata: Ia adalah sad-gati—tujuan sejati yang dicapai para saleh; sat-kṛti—pelaku karya mulia; sattā—Realitas yang senantiasa ada; sad-bhūti—yang menampakkan diri dalam banyak wujud yang membawa berkah; dan sat-parāyaṇa—sandaran serta tujuan tertinggi orang baik. Ia adalah Śūrasena, pemimpin bala para pahlawan; Ia Yaduśreṣṭha, yang utama di antara Yadu; Ia Sannivāsa, tempat bernaungnya kaum bajik; dan Ia Suyāmuna—Śrī Kṛṣṇa yang dikelilingi para pengiring indah di wilayah Yamunā, para gopāla dan lainnya.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents Kṛṣṇa as the ethical and spiritual telos: the righteous aim for him as the highest good (sadgati, satparāyaṇa), while his nature is described as ever-real (sattā) and actively beneficent (satkṛti). It teaches that dharmic life culminates in taking refuge in the supreme, who is both transcendent reality and present protector.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues his instruction and praise, offering a litany of epithets for Kṛṣṇa. The verse functions as a devotional eulogy (stuti), identifying Kṛṣṇa’s lineage status (foremost among the Yadus), his heroic leadership, and his intimate association with the Yamunā region, while emphasizing his role as refuge for the virtuous.