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Shloka 63

स्वापन: स्ववशो व्यापी नैकात्मा नैककर्मकृत्‌ । वत्सरो वत्सलो वत्सी रत्नगर्भो धनेश्वर:

bhīṣma uvāca | svāpanaḥ svavaśo vyāpī naikātmā naikakarmakṛt | vatsaro vatsalo vatsī ratnagarbho dhaneśvaraḥ ||

भीष्म म्हणाले—प्रलयकाळी तो सर्व प्राण्यांना अज्ञान-निद्रेत झोपविणारा; स्ववश व स्वतंत्र; आकाशासारखा सर्वव्यापी आहे. युगायुगांत लोकउद्धारासाठी तो अनेक रूपे धारण करतो; आणि सृष्टी-स्थिति-प्रलय तसेच अवतार-लीलांच्या रूपाने अनेक कर्मे करतो. तोच वत्सर—ज्यात सर्वांचे निवास व प्रवाह; भक्तांवर अत्यंत स्नेही; व्रजात वासरांचे पालन करणारा; रत्नांना धारण करणाऱ्या समुद्रासारखा रत्नगर्भ; आणि सर्व धनांचा ईश्वर आहे.

स्वापनःthe one who causes sleep (esp. the deluding sleep at dissolution)
स्वापनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootस्वापन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्ववशःself-controlled; independent
स्ववशः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootस्ववश
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
व्यापीall-pervading
व्यापी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootव्यापिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
न-एकात्माnot of a single form; of many forms
न-एकात्मा:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootएकात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
न-एककर्मकृत्not doing only one act; performing many deeds
न-एककर्मकृत्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootकर्मकृत्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वत्सरःthe year; (also) the abode/dwelling-place (as an epithet)
वत्सरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवत्सर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वत्सलःaffectionate; loving (to devotees/children)
वत्सलः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवत्सल
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वत्सीhaving calves; possessing/keeping calves
वत्सी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवत्सिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
रत्नगर्भःhaving jewels in the womb; containing gems
रत्नगर्भः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootरत्नगर्भ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धनेश्वरःlord of wealth; master of riches
धनेश्वरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधनेश्वर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma (Bhīṣma)
S
Supreme Lord (Viṣṇu/Nārāyaṇa as the praised deity)
V
Vraja/Vrindavan (implied by 'vatsī' in the Gopāla context)
O
Ocean (implied by 'ratnagarbha' as jewel-womb)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches that the Supreme is simultaneously the cosmic principle governing time, creation, and dissolution, and also the intimate, loving protector of devotees. Recognizing this unity supports dharma: reverence for the moral order of the universe and trust in the Lord’s compassionate nearness.

In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and extols the Supreme through a sequence of divine epithets (commonly aligned with the Viṣṇu-sahasranāma tradition). This verse is one segment of that praise, listing names that highlight both universal sovereignty and pastoral tenderness.