Shloka 46
भीष्मस्योत्तरायणप्रतीक्षा तथा युधिष्ठिरागमनम् | Bhīṣma’s uttarāyaṇa moment and Yudhiṣṭhira’s arrival
दिवि श्रेष्ठो हि भगवान् हरिनारायण: प्रभु: । वन्दितो हि स वन्देत मानितो मानयीत च । अहहितश्चाहयेन्नित्यं पूजित: प्रतिपूजयेत्
divi śreṣṭho hi bhagavān harinārāyaṇaḥ prabhuḥ | vandito hi sa vandeta mānito mānayīta ca | ahahitaś cāhayen nityaṃ pūjitaḥ pratipūjayet |
天界において、主ハリ＝ナーラーヤナは至上である。彼を礼拝する者には、主もまた礼をもって応え、彼を敬う者には、主もまた敬いを返す。彼に善意を向ける者には、主は常に慈しみ深くあり、礼拝を受ければ、その礼拝に相応する恩寵をもって報いる—かくして信愛は、同等の慈恩によって返される。
ईश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches reciprocity in devotion: honoring, praising, and worshipping the Lord is met with corresponding divine favor and regard. It frames bhakti as a relationship in which sincere reverence draws a responsive grace.
Īśvara (the Lord) speaks, declaring Hari-Nārāyaṇa’s supremacy and describing how the Lord responds to human acts of reverence—praise, respect, and worship—by returning honor and benevolence to the devotee.