Shloka 7
Gālava’s Eastern Ascent with Garuḍa; Counsel on Kāla and Upāya (उद्योगपर्व, अध्याय ११०)
अत्र विष्णु: सहस्राक्ष: सहस्नरचरणोडव्यय: । सहस्रशिरस: श्रीमानेक: पश्यति मायया
atra viṣṇuḥ sahasrākṣaḥ sahasracaraṇo 'vyayaḥ | sahasraśirāḥ śrīmān ekaḥ paśyati māyayā ||
ここにヴィシュヌが在す——千の眼、千の足をもち、不滅。千の頭を戴き、光り輝きながら、なお一者である。神威（マーヤー māyā）によって、彼は多様なる世界を見そなわし治め、見かけの多に隠れて、ただ一人の久遠の主が立ち、その眼差しが万有を包むことを示す。
युपर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the supreme Lord (Viṣṇu) is one and imperishable, yet appears with countless forms and faculties; through māyā he manifests multiplicity while remaining a single, all-seeing reality. Ethically, it encourages humility and trust in a higher order that comprehends and sustains all.
Yuparṇa points to Viṣṇu’s cosmic attributes—many eyes, heads, and feet—to emphasize divine omnipresence and omniscience. The statement functions as a theological affirmation within the Udyoga Parva’s tense pre-war setting, grounding events in the oversight of a supreme power.