Shloka 84
Atithi-satkāra and the Consolation of Wise Counsel (अतिथिसत्कारः प्रज्ञानवचनस्य च पराश्वासनम्)
(अधो न क्षीयते यस्माद् वदन्त्यन्ये ह्धोक्षजम् ।) जिसके अनुग्रहसे जीव अधोगतिमें पड़कर क्षीण नहीं होता, उन भगवान्को दूसरे लोग इसी व्युत्पत्तिके अनुसार 'अधोक्षज' कहते हैं ।।
adho na kṣīyate yasmād vadanty anye hy adhokṣajam | śabda ekapadair eṣa vyāhṛtaḥ paramarṣibhiḥ | nānyo hy adhokṣajo loke ṛte nārāyaṇa-prabhum |
Karena oleh anugerah-Nya makhluk hidup tidak binasa meski jatuh ke keadaan yang lebih rendah, sebagian orang menurunkan dan menyematkan gelar “Adhokṣaja” kepada Sang Bhagavān. Para maharsi menegaskan bahwa walau satu kata, ia harus dipahami sebagai gabungan unsur yang menunjuk Dia sebagai satu-satunya landasan penciptaan, pemeliharaan, dan peleburan. Maka, selain Nārāyaṇa Sang Penguasa, tiada siapa pun di dunia yang sungguh layak menyandang nama “Adhokṣaja”.
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Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the epithet “Adhokṣaja” properly belongs only to Nārāyaṇa, who alone is the ultimate basis of origination, preservation, and dissolution, and whose grace prevents the soul from being ruined even when it falls into lower conditions.
Within the Śānti Parva’s didactic discourse, the speaker cites the understanding of great seers to define the divine name “Adhokṣaja,” arguing through traditional etymological interpretation that no worldly being can claim this title apart from Lord Nārāyaṇa.