Shloka 26

ब्राह्मणपूजायां व्युष्टिः — Vyuṣṭi (Merit-Outcome) of Honoring Brāhmaṇas: Kṛṣṇa and Durvāsā

Devanagari script

ऋषय ऊचु: भवान्‌ विसृजते लोकान्‌ भवान्‌ संहरते पुन: । भवान्‌ शीतं भवानुष्णं भवानेव च वर्षति

Transliteration

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ: bhavān visṛjate lokān bhavān saṃharate punaḥ | bhavān śītaṃ bhavān uṣṇaṃ bhavān eva ca varṣati ||

Translation

ଋଷିମାନେ କହିଲେ—ହେ ଭଗବନ୍! ଆପଣ ହିଁ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ ସୃଷ୍ଟି କରନ୍ତି, ଆପଣ ହିଁ ପୁନଃ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ସଂହାର କରନ୍ତି। ଆପଣ ହିଁ ଶୀତ, ଆପଣ ହିଁ ଉଷ୍ଣ; ବର୍ଷା ବର୍ଷାଇବା ମଧ୍ୟ ଆପଣ ହିଁ।

Word by Word

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ऊचुः: said
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विसृजते: creates / sends forth
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-सृज्
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

• लोकान्: worlds
• लोकान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संहरते: withdraws / destroys
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-हृ
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शीतम्: cold
• शीतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उष्णम्: heat
• उष्णम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: उष्ण
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• भवान्: you (honorific)
• भवान्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: भवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एव: indeed / alone
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• वर्षति: rains / causes rain
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृष्
• Form: Present, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• ṛṣayaḥ (sages)
• bhavān (the Lord addressed)
• lokāḥ (worlds/realms)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

All cosmic functions—creation, dissolution, and the sustaining forces of nature—are attributed to one supreme Lord. Ethically, this supports humility, devotion, and trust in a higher order (dharma) rather than egoistic claims of independent control.

What is happening in the narrative?

A group of sages speaks in praise, addressing the deity as the ultimate cause behind the worlds and the seasons. Their statement functions as a theological affirmation within Bhishma’s discourse, highlighting divine sovereignty over both cosmic cycles and everyday natural phenomena.