Shloka 177
Adhyāya 284: Tapas as a Corrective to Household Attachment
Parāśara’s Instruction
सर्वभूतकरो यस्मात् सर्वभूतपति्हर: । सर्वभूतान्तरात्मा च तेन त्वं न निमन्त्रित:
sarvabhūtakaro yasmāt sarvabhūtapatiḥ haraḥ | sarvabhūtāntarātmā ca tena tvaṃ na nimantritaḥ ||
ភីષ្មៈមានព្រះវាចា៖ ព្រោះព្រះអង្គជាប្រភពកំណើតនៃសត្វទាំងអស់ ជាព្រះម្ចាស់ដែលថែរក្សាពួកគេ ហើយក៏ជាអ្នកដកយកវិញ (ជាអ្នកបំផ្លាញ) ដែរ; ហើយព្រោះព្រះអង្គស្ថិតនៅក្នុងសត្វទាំងអស់ជាអាត្មាខាងក្នុង—ដូច្នេះហើយ ខ្ញុំមិនបានអញ្ជើញព្រះអង្គដោយឡែកទេ។
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse affirms the Lord’s all-pervading nature: as the creator, sustainer, and withdrawer of all beings, and as the indwelling Self in everyone. Since the divine is already present in all and governs all, a separate, external invitation is ultimately unnecessary—devotion recognizes God’s constant presence rather than treating Him as a distant guest.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction setting, Bhishma addresses the divine (or the supreme principle) and explains why he did not offer a distinct formal invitation: the one addressed is already the inner ruler of all beings and the cosmic source and end of life, so no separate summoning is required.