Shloka 11
Dharma-vyādha on Parental Worship
Pitṛ-mātṛ-śuśrūṣā as Paramadaivata
प्रभवं लोककर्तरिं विष्णुं शाश्वतमव्ययम् । यमाहुर्मुनयः सिद्धा: सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम्,उस समय वे भगवान् विष्णु एकार्णवके जलमें अमित तेजस्वी शेषनागके विशाल शरीरकी शय्यापर योगनिद्राका आश्रय लेकर शयन करते थे। उन्हीं भगवान्को सिद्ध, मुनिगण सबकी उत्पत्तिका कारण, लोकस्रष्टा, सर्वव्यापी, सनातन, अविनाशी तथा सर्वलोकमहेश्वर कहते हैं
prabhavaṃ lokakartarīṃ viṣṇuṃ śāśvatam avyayam | yam āhur munayaḥ siddhāḥ sarvalokamaheśvaram ||
マールカンデーヤは言った。「ヴィシュヌ—万有の根源にして諸世界の造り主—は、常住にして不滅と呼ばれる。成就した賢者と聖仙たちは、彼を一切世界の大主宰と称え告げる。」
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the highest ethical and spiritual orientation is to recognize the imperishable, eternal Lord as the source and ruler of the cosmos; such recognition supports dharma by grounding human conduct in reverence for the sustaining order of the world.
Mārkaṇḍeya is describing and praising Viṣṇu as the cosmic origin and sovereign, echoing the testimony of sages and perfected beings; it functions as a theological framing for the events being narrated around divine preservation and creation.