Mahabharata 6.68.63 — Bhishma Parva, Adhyaya 68, Shloka 63

भीष्मस्य भीमसेन-निरोधः

Bhīṣma checks Bhīmasena; matched engagements intensify

Devanagari script

त्वद्धक्तिनिरता देव नियमैस्त्वां समाश्रिता: । अर्चयाम: सदा विष्णो परमेशं महेश्वरम्‌

Transliteration

tvadbhaktinirātā deva niyamais tvāṁ samāśritāḥ | arcayāmaḥ sadā viṣṇo parameśaṁ maheśvaram ||

Translation

Bhīṣma berkata: “Wahai Dewa, tenggelam dalam bhakti kepada-Mu dan dituntun oleh laku disiplin suci, kami berlindung pada-Mu. Wahai Viṣṇu, kami senantiasa memuja-Mu—Tuhan Tertinggi, Penguasa Agung.”

Word by Word

• त्वत्: of you/your
• त्वत्: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Genitive, Singular

• भक्तिनिरताः: engaged in devotion
• भक्तिनिरताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्तिनिरत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• नियमैः: by observances/discipline
• नियमैः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियम
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: त्वद्
• Form: —, Accusative, Singular

• समाश्रिताः: having taken refuge (in)
• समाश्रिताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-श्रि
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अर्चयामः: we worship
• अर्चयामः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च्
• Form: Present, Indicative, First, Plural, Parasmaipada

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• विष्णो: O Vishnu
• विष्णो: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• परमेशम्: the supreme lord
• परमेशम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: परमेश
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• महेश्वरम्: the great lord
• महेश्वरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Viṣṇu
• Parameśa (Supreme Lord)
• Maheśvara (Great Lord)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes bhakti joined with niyama (disciplined observance): true worship is steady devotion expressed through ethical restraint and a conscious act of taking refuge in the Supreme.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma speaks in a devotional register, addressing Viṣṇu directly and declaring continual worship and reliance upon him, framing the moment with reverence and surrender amid the larger Bhīṣma-parvan context.