Shloka 58
वृत्ति-सत्सङ्ग-दान-धर्म
Livelihood, Virtuous Association, and Ethics of Giving
नमस्यश्लैव मान्यश्न सर्वप्राणिभिरी श्वर: । अनेन हि समाविष्टो वृत्रो धर्मभूतां वर:
namasyaś caiva mānyaś ca sarva-prāṇibhir īśvaraḥ | anena hi samāviṣṭo vṛtro dharma-bhūtān varaḥ ||
हा ईश्वर सर्व प्राण्यांनी नमस्कार्य व मान्य आहे; याच्याच द्वारा धर्मधारकांमध्ये श्रेष्ठ वृत्र आविष्ट झाला होता।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That the supreme Lord is universally worthy of reverence, and that even formidable powers and events unfold under divine governance; moral excellence (dharma) is acknowledged within this larger cosmic sovereignty.
Bhīṣma explains that the Lord—described in the surrounding context as manifesting as a fierce, Mahādeva-linked ‘fever’ force—can enter beings; he cites Vṛtra, praised as foremost among the righteous, as one who was entered by that divine agency.