Shloka 94
Adhyāya 284: Tapas as a Corrective to Household Attachment
Parāśara’s Instruction
आप वृष ([वृष्टिकर्ता), वृष्य (धर्मकी वृद्धि करनेवाले), गोवृष (नन्दी) और वृष (धर्म) आदि नामोंसे प्रसिद्ध हैं। कटंकट (नित्य गतिशील), दण्ड (शासक) और पचपच (सम्पूर्ण भूतोंको पचानेवाला काल) भी आपके ही नाम हैं। आपको नमस्कार है ।।
āpa vṛṣa (vṛṣṭikartā), vṛṣya (dharmakī vṛddhi karanevāle), govṛṣa (nandī) aura vṛṣa (dharma) ādi nāmoṃ se prasiddha haiṃ. kaṭaṅkaṭa (nitya gatiśīla), daṇḍa (śāsaka) aura pacapaca (sampūrṇa bhūtoṃ ko pacānevālā kāla) bhī āpake hī nāma haiṃ. āpako namaskāra hai. namaḥ sarvavariṣṭhāya varāya varadāya ca | varamālyagandhavastrāya varātivarade namaḥ ||
Engkau termasyhur dengan nama Vṛṣa—pemberi hujan, Vṛṣya—penumbuh dharma, Govṛṣa—Nandī, dan Vṛṣa—Dharma itu sendiri. Kaṭaṅkaṭa, yang senantiasa bergerak; Daṇḍa, sang penguasa yang menegakkan disiplin; dan Pacapaca, Kala yang ‘memasak’ serta melahap semua makhluk—semuanya pun nama-Mu. Salam hormat bagi-Mu. Homage kepada Yang paling unggul di antara semua, kepada Yang Mahatinggi, kepada Sang Pemberi anugerah; kepada Dia yang berhias busana, rangkaian bunga, dan wewangian mulia; hormat kepada Penganugerah anugerah melampaui anugerah, yang memberi pemuja apa yang diinginkan bahkan lebih.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames the deity as the source of cosmic order (Dharma), governance and moral restraint (Daṇḍa), and inevitable transformation/consumption (Kāla). Ethically, it teaches that righteousness, just discipline, and acceptance of time’s supremacy are all facets of the same higher principle worthy of reverence.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs and consoles after the war, often turning to theological reflection. Here he offers a stuti (praise) by reciting divine names and functions—rain-giver, increaser of dharma, Nandī-associated, ruler through punishment, and Time itself—culminating in salutations to the supreme boon-giver adorned with divine garments, garlands, and fragrance.