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Shloka 94

Nāgendra–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda: Praśna-vidhi and Dharmic Approach on the Gomatī Riverbank

Devanagari script

सर्वेषामाश्रयो विष्णुरैश्वरं विधिमास्थित: । सर्वभूतकृतावासो वासुदेवेति चोच्यते

Transliteration

sarveṣām āśrayo viṣṇur aiśvaraṁ vidhim āsthitaḥ | sarvabhūtakṛtāvāso vāsudeveti cocyate ||

Translation

ବୈଶମ୍ପାୟନ କହିଲେ—ବିଷ୍ଣୁ ହିଁ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କର ଆଶ୍ରୟ। ସେ ଐଶ୍ୱର୍ୟ-ବିଧିରେ ସ୍ଥିତ; ଏବଂ ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରାଣୀଙ୍କର ନିବାସସ୍ଥାନ ହେବାରୁ ‘ବାସୁଦେବ’ ବୋଲି କୁହାଯାନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

सर्वेषाम्of all

आश्रयःrefuge; support

विष्णुःVishnu

ऐश्वरम्lordly; sovereign (state/condition)

विधिम्mode; rule; order; condition

आस्थितःhaving assumed; abiding in

सर्वभूतकृतावासःwhose abode is made (i.e., constituted) by all beings / in whom all beings dwell

वासुदेवःVasudeva (name of Vishnu/Krishna)

इतिthus

चand

उच्यतेis called; is said

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Viṣṇu

Vāsudeva

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

All religious acts—yajña for the gods, śrāddha for the ancestors, dāna, and tapas—ultimately rest upon Viṣṇu as the universal refuge; his name “Vāsudeva” highlights him as the indwelling abode and support of all beings.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the didactic discourse of the Śānti Parva, Vaiśaṃpāyana states a theological conclusion: the efficacy and grounding of varied dharmic practices are traced back to Viṣṇu, who remains established in sovereign divine order and pervades all beings as their dwelling-place.