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Shloka 41

Bhīṣma’s Śara-śayyā Stuti to Vāsudeva and Yogic Preparation for Dehotsarga

Body-Relinquishment

(हुताशनमुखैर्देवैर्धार्यतेी सकल॑ जगत्‌ । हवि:प्रथमभोक्ता यस्तस्मै होत्रात्मने नमः ।।

bhīṣma uvāca |

hutāśanamukhair devair dhāryate sakalaṁ jagat | haviḥprathamabhoktā yas tasmai hotrātmane namaḥ ||

mahatas tamasaḥ pāre puruṣaṁ hṛtitejasam | yaṁ jñātvā mṛtyum atyeti tasmai jñeyātmane namaḥ ||

ភីષ្មៈបានមានពាក្យថា៖ ទេវតាទាំងឡាយដែលមានអគ្គិជាមាត់ គឺជាអ្នកទ្រទ្រង់សកលលោក; ចំពោះព្រះអម្ចាស់ដែលជាសភាពនៃហោត្រ (អគ្និហោត្រ) និងជាអ្នកទទួលហវិសជាមុនគេ—សូមនមស្ការ។ លើសពីអន្ធការធំធេងនៃអវិជ្ជា មានបុរសដ៏ភ្លឺរលោងដោយពន្លឺចំណេះដឹងនៅក្នុង; អ្នកណាដឹងព្រះអង្គ នោះឆ្លងផុតមរណៈ។ ចំពោះព្រះអម្ចាស់ដែលជាសារសំខាន់នៃអ្វីដែលត្រូវដឹង—សូមនមស្ការ។

हुताशनमुखैःby those whose mouths are Agni
हुताशनमुखैः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootहुताशनमुख
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
देवैःby the gods
देवैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
धार्यतेis upheld/sustained
धार्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootधृ
FormPresent, Passive, Third, Singular
सकलम्entire
सकलम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसकल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
जगत्world
जगत्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootजगत्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
हविःoblation
हविः:
TypeNoun
Rootहविस्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
प्रथमभोक्ताthe first eater/enjoyer
प्रथमभोक्ता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रथमभोक्तृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तस्मैto him
तस्मै:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Dative, Singular
होत्रात्मनेto the one whose essence is the Hotṛ (sacrificial priest)/Agnihotra-self
होत्रात्मने:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootहोत्रात्मन्
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
नमःsalutation
नमः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनमस्
महतःfrom/of the great
महतः:
Apadana
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormNeuter, Ablative/Genitive, Singular
तमसःfrom/of darkness
तमसः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootतमस्
FormNeuter, Ablative/Genitive, Singular
पारेon the far side/beyond
पारे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपार
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
पुरुषम्the Person (Supreme Self)
पुरुषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
हृतितेजसम्radiant with inner light/illumined in heart
हृतितेजसम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootहृतितेजस्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
यम्whom
यम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
ज्ञात्वाhaving known
ज्ञात्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा
Formक्त्वा (absolutive), Active
मृत्युम्death
मृत्युम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमृत्यु
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अत्येतिcrosses over/surpasses
अत्येति:
TypeVerb
Rootअति-इ
FormPresent, Active, Third, Singular
तस्मैto him
तस्मै:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Dative, Singular
ज्ञेयात्मनेto the one whose nature is the knowable (Supreme Self)
ज्ञेयात्मने:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootज्ञेयात्मन्
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
नमःsalutation
नमः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनमस्

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
A
Agni (Hutāśana)
D
Devas
H
Havis (sacrificial oblation)
H
Hotṛ (sacrificial priest)
P
Puruṣa (Supreme Person)
M
Mṛtyu (Death)

Educational Q&A

The verse links ritual and realization: the same Supreme is present as Agni who receives offerings in sacrifice and as the inner, knowable Reality beyond ignorance; knowing that Reality leads to freedom from death (mokṣa).

In the Śānti Parva’s instruction setting, Bhīṣma offers a reverential praise (namaskāra) to the Supreme—first through the Vedic-sacrificial image of Agni and then through a jñāna-oriented description of the transcendent Puruṣa.