Shloka 43
अध्याय ३३७ — ज्ञानमार्ग-वैविध्यप्रश्नः तथा व्यासस्य नारायणोद्भवकथा
Systems of Knowledge and Vyāsa’s Nārāyaṇa-Origin
एकस्तु शब्दो वितत: श्रुतो5स्माभिरुदीरित:
ekas tu śabdo vitataḥ śruto 'smābhir udīritaḥ | puṇḍarīkākṣa! tava jayaḥ | viśvabhāvana! te praṇāmaḥ | mahāpuruṣāṇām api pūrvaja hṛṣīkeśa! te namaḥ ||
भीष्म म्हणाले—“आम्ही एकच शब्द ऐकला, जो उच्च स्वराने उच्चारला जाऊन दूरवर पसरत होता. सर्वजण म्हणत होते—‘पुण्डरीकाक्ष! तुझा जय असो. विश्वभावन! तुला प्रणाम. महापुरुषांच्याही पूर्वज हृषीकेश! तुला नमस्कार.’”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds bhakti and dharmic reverence: when the divine is recognized as the sustainer and inner ruler (Hṛṣīkeśa), the proper ethical response is humility, salutation, and celebration of righteousness (jaya) rather than pride or self-assertion.
Bhishma reports hearing a powerful, far-spreading acclamation. The gathered people are collectively chanting victory and offering salutations to Krishna, invoking him through honorific epithets that emphasize his cosmic role and spiritual supremacy.