Shloka 8
रसातल-वर्णनम्
Rasātala Description: Surabhi, Phenapāḥ, and the Directional Cows
दैवतं विष्णुरेतेषां विष्णुरेव परायणम् । ह्ृदि चैषां सदा विष्णुर्विष्णुरेव सदा गति:
daivataṁ viṣṇur eteṣāṁ viṣṇur eva parāyaṇam | hṛdi caiṣāṁ sadā viṣṇur viṣṇur eva sadā gatiḥ ||
भगवान विष्णूच यांचे दैवत आहेत आणि विष्णूच यांचा परम आश्रय आहे. विष्णू सदैव यांच्या हृदयात वास करतात आणि विष्णूच यांची नित्य गती आहे.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches exclusive reliance on the divine: Viṣṇu is presented as deity, highest refuge, indwelling presence, and ultimate destination. Ethically, it frames right orientation (dharma) as grounded in inner devotion and surrender rather than external advantage.
Nārada is speaking and characterizing a group (“these people”) by their spiritual allegiance: he emphasizes that their worship, trust, inner contemplation, and final aim are centered on Viṣṇu alone, underscoring their devotional identity within the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war counsel and evaluations.