Shloka 24
Durgātitaraṇa—Conduct for Crossing Difficulties (दुर्गातितरणम्)
ईश्वर सर्वभूतानां जगत: प्रभवाप्ययम् । भक्ता नारायणं देवं॑ दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते
īśvaraḥ sarvabhūtānāṁ jagataḥ prabhavāpyayam | bhaktā nārāyaṇaṁ devaṁ durgāṇy atitaranti te |
ພີສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: ນາຣາຍະນະແມ່ນຈອມເຈົ້າແຫ່ງສັດທັງປວງ ແລະເປັນບໍ່ເກີດຂອງໂລກ ທີ່ໂລກເກີດຂຶ້ນແລະລະລາຍກັບໄປ. ຜູ້ໃດມີສັດທາພັກດີຕໍ່ພຣະເທວະນາຣາຍະນະນັ້ນ—ຜູ້ນັ້ນຍ່ອມຂ້າມພົ້ນໄດ້ແມ່ນແຕ່ຄວາມທຸກທີ່ຍາກຈະຂ້າມພົ້ນ ແລະອັນຕະລາຍ.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that Narayana is the supreme Lord who is both the origin and dissolution of the cosmos, and that steadfast devotion to him enables one to transcend severe hardships and existential suffering.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction-setting, Bhishma is advising Yudhishthira on dharma and the means to peace; here he emphasizes devotion to Narayana as a reliable refuge that carries devotees through peril and distress.