Shloka 9
Adhyāya 70: Sātyaki’s Arrow-Display and the Bhūriśravas Engagement; Twilight Withdrawal
भूतं भव्यं भविष्यच्च पूर्वमेतदकल्पयत् । उभे संध्ये दिश: खं च नियमांश्व॒ जनार्दन:
bhūtaṃ bhavyaṃ bhaviṣyac ca pūrvam etad akalpayat | ubhe sandhye diśaḥ khaṃ ca niyamāṃś ca janārdanaḥ ||
ಭೂತ, ವರ್ತಮಾನ, ಭವಿಷ್ಯ—ಈ ತ್ರಿಕಾಲವನ್ನೂ ಅವನೇ ಪೂರ್ವದಿಂದಲೇ ರೂಪಿಸಿ ಕ್ರಮಬದ್ಧಗೊಳಿಸಿದನು. ಆ ಜನಾರ್ದನನೇ ಉಷಸ್ಸು-ಸಾಯಂಕಾಲ ಸಂಧ್ಯೆಗಳು, ದಿಕ್ಕುಗಳು, ಆಕಾಶ ಮತ್ತು ಲೋಕವನ್ನು ನಿಯಂತ್ರಿಸುವ ನಿಯಮಗಳನ್ನು ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಸಿದನು.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse asserts Janārdana’s supreme role as the cosmic organizer: time (past–present–future) and the world’s regulating structures (twilights, directions, space, and ordinances) arise from Him, implying that dharma and order are grounded in a divine source.
In Bhīṣma Parva, Bhīṣma speaks in praise of Janārdana, describing Him not merely as a warrior’s ally but as the cosmic creator and regulator, thereby elevating the battlefield context into a theological affirmation of divine governance.