Shloka 6
Atithi’s Direction to the Nāga-sage Padma at Naimiṣa (अतिथ्युपदेशः—नैमिषे पद्मनागोपाख्यानप्रस्तावः)
एवमस्यां व्यवस्थायां नारायणगुणाश्रयादजराम-रादनिन्द्रियादग्राह्मादसम्भवात् सत्यादहिंस्राल््ललामाद् विविधप्रवृत्तिविशेषादवैरादक्षयादमरादजरादमूर्तित सर्वव्यापिन: सर्वकर्तु: शाश्वतस्तस्मात् पुरुष: प्रादुर्भूतो हरिर्व्यय:
evam asyāṁ vyavasthāyāṁ nārāyaṇa-guṇāśrayād ajarām arād anindriyād agrāhyād asambhavāt satyād ahiṁsrāl lālāmād vividha-pravṛtti-viśeṣād avairād akṣayād amarād ajarād amūrtit sarva-vyāpinaḥ sarva-kartuḥ śāśvatas tasmāt puruṣaḥ prādurbhūto harir avyayaḥ
ଏହିପରି ସ୍ଥାପିତ ବ୍ୟବସ୍ଥାରେ, ନାରାୟଣଙ୍କ ଗୁଣମାନଙ୍କ ଆଶ୍ରୟରେ, ଅଜର-ଅମର, ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରିୟାତୀତ, ଅଗ୍ରାହ୍ୟ, ଅଜନ୍ମା, ସତ୍ୟସ୍ୱରୂପ, ଅହିଂସକ, ମଙ୍ଗଳମୟ-ସୁନ୍ଦର, ନାନାପ୍ରକାର ବିଶେଷ ପ୍ରବୃତ୍ତିର ହେତୁ, ବୈରରହିତ, ଅକ୍ଷୟ, ନିରାକାର, ସର୍ବବ୍ୟାପୀ ଓ ସର୍ବକର୍ତ୍ତା—ସେଇ ଶାଶ୍ୱତ ସନାତନ ପୁରୁଷ, ଅବ୍ୟୟ ହରି, ପ୍ରାଦୁର୍ଭୂତ ହେଲେ।
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The supreme reality (Hari/Nārāyaṇa as Puruṣa) is characterized by ethical and metaphysical absolutes—truth, non-violence, freedom from enmity, imperishability, and all-pervasiveness. Divine manifestation is presented as grounded in these qualities rather than in passion, harm, or rivalry.
Arjuna describes the appearance/manifestation of the eternal Person, Hari, listing defining attributes (unaging, deathless, beyond senses, formless, all-pervading, universal agent). The passage functions as a doctrinal description within Śānti Parva’s reflective, dharma-centered discourse.