Shloka 49
भीष्मस्योत्तरायणप्रतीक्षा तथा युधिष्ठिरागमनम् | Bhīṣma’s uttarāyaṇa moment and Yudhiṣṭhira’s arrival
भुवने<भ्यर्चितो नित्यं देवेरेपि सनातन: । अभयेनानुरूपेण युज्यन्ते तमनुव्रता:
bhuvane'bhyarcito nityaṃ devair api sanātanaḥ | abhayenānurūpeṇa yujyante tam anuvratāḥ ||
彼は永遠なる者であり、三界において常に礼拝される—神々すらもまた彼を崇める。彼に一途に帰依する者は、その信愛の質と深さに応じて、無畏の境地を得る。
ईश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The Lord is eternally worthy of worship—even for the gods—and sincere, exclusive devotion to him yields a corresponding attainment of fearlessness (abhaya), i.e., inner security and spiritual assurance proportionate to one’s devotion.
Īśvara speaks, declaring his timeless supremacy and universal worship, and then states the fruit of steadfast devotion: his faithful followers attain a fearless state in accordance with their devotional practice.