Shloka 2736
अध्याय ३३७ — ज्ञानमार्ग-वैविध्यप्रश्नः तथा व्यासस्य नारायणोद्भवकथा
Systems of Knowledge and Vyāsa’s Nārāyaṇa-Origin
तत्र नारायणपरा मानवाश्चन्द्रवर्चस: । “इसका उपाय सुनो। क्षीरसागरके उत्तरभागमें अत्यन्त प्रकाशमान श्वेतद्वीप है। वहाँ भगवान् नारायणका भजन करनेवाले पुरुष रहते हैं, जो चन्द्रमाके समान कान्तिमान् हैं
tatra nārāyaṇaparā mānavāś candravarcasaḥ |
ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു— “അവിടെ നാരായണനിൽ പരമഭക്തിയുള്ള മനുഷ്യർ വസിക്കുന്നു; അവർ ചന്ദ്രനെപ്പോലെ കാന്തിമാന്മാർ.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
True excellence is portrayed as devotion-centered life: those who place Nārāyaṇa as their supreme goal gain an inner luminosity (varcas) that symbolizes purity, serenity, and spiritual attainment rather than worldly dominance.
Bhīṣma describes a realm or community where people are devoted to Nārāyaṇa and are characterized by moon-like radiance, setting up an idealized model of spiritually perfected devotees within the Śānti Parva’s instruction on higher dharma.