Shloka 97
त्वं भवस्त्वं महादेवस्त्वं धाम परमं पदम् | त्वया सर्वमिदं व्याप्तं जगत् स्थावरजड्रमम्,ब्रह्माजी बोले--भगवन्! आप ही यज्ञ, आप ही इस विश्वके सहारे और आप ही सबको शरण देनेवाले हैं, आप ही सबको उत्पन्न करनेवाले भव हैं, आप ही महादेव हैं और आप ही परमधाम एवं परमपद हैं। आपने ही इस सम्पूर्ण चराचर जगत्को व्याप्त कर रखा है
tvaṁ bhavas tvaṁ mahādevas tvaṁ dhāma paramaṁ padam | tvayā sarvam idaṁ vyāptaṁ jagat sthāvarajaḍramam ||
Vyāsa said: “You are Bhava; you are Mahādeva; you are the supreme abode and the highest goal. By you this entire universe is pervaded—everything, whether unmoving or inert.” The verse frames Śiva as the all-supporting reality, grounding devotion in the recognition that the divine is not separate from the world but present throughout it.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the immanence and supremacy of Śiva: he is both the highest goal (paramaṁ padam) and the one who pervades all existence. Devotion here is grounded in metaphysical insight—recognizing the divine as the inner support and presence within the entire cosmos, including what seems lifeless or stationary.
Within the Drona Parva context, Vyāsa voices a hymn-like declaration identifying Śiva with exalted titles (Bhava, Mahādeva) and affirming his all-pervading nature. It functions as a theological elevation amid the epic’s turmoil, redirecting attention from battlefield events to the ultimate divine reality that underlies them.