Nāga–Nāgabhāryā Saṃvāda: Varṇa-Dharma, Gṛhastha-Discipline, and Mokṣa-Self-Inquiry
Mahābhārata 12.347
सम: सर्वेषु भूतेषु ईश्वर: सुखदुःखयो: । महान् महात्मा सर्वात्मा नारायण इति श्रुति:
samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu īśvaraḥ sukhaduḥkhayoḥ | mahān mahātmā sarvātmā nārāyaṇa iti śrutiḥ ||
ナーラダは宣言する。楽と苦の主たる神は、すべての生きもののうちに等しく住しておられる。シュルティ(śruti)は、彼をナーラーヤナ(Nārāyaṇa)—偉大なる者、大いなる魂をもつ者、そして万有の自己—と説く。
नारद उवाच
God (Nārāyaṇa) is impartial and present equally in all beings, transcending the dualities of pleasure and pain; therefore one should cultivate samatā (equanimity) and respect all life as per śruti.
Nārada is speaking within the Śānti Parva’s instruction-oriented setting, citing śruti to affirm Nārāyaṇa’s supreme status and universal indwelling presence as a basis for ethical conduct and inner steadiness.