Shloka 29
उशनसः (शुक्रस्य) चरितम् — The Account of Uśanā (Śukra): Yoga, Grievance, and Pacification
वैकुण्ठ: पुरुषो5नन्त: शुक्लो विष्णु: सनातन: । मुञज्जकेशो हरिश्मश्रु: सर्वभूतपितामह:,वे भगवान् वैकुण्ठ, पुरुष, अनन्त, शुक्ल, विष्णु, सनातन, मुंजकेश, हरिश्मश्रु तथा सम्पूर्ण भूतोंके पितामह हैं
vaikuṇṭhaḥ puruṣo 'nantaḥ śuklo viṣṇuḥ sanātanaḥ | muñjakeśo hariśmaśruḥ sarvabhūtapitāmahaḥ ||
Dialah Vaikuṇṭha, Sang Mahāpurusha, Yang Tanpa Akhir; Yang Suci (Śukla), Viṣṇu, Yang Kekal. Berambut laksana rumput muñja dan berjanggut keemasan, Dialah leluhur agung bagi semua makhluk.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches reverential contemplation of the Supreme Lord through His names and attributes—eternality, infinitude, purity, and universal progenitorship—supporting a dharmic life grounded in devotion and recognition of the cosmic source.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and higher truths; here he lists divine epithets of Viṣṇu/ the Supreme Person, praising Him as the eternal, all-pervading origin of all beings.