Shloka 16
Śānti Parva Adhyāya 43 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Stuti of Kṛṣṇa
Assembly Hymn of Many Names
योनिस्त्वमस्य प्रलयश्न कृष्ण त्वमेवेदं सृजसे विश्वमग्रे | विश्व चेद॑ त्वद्वशे विश्वयोने नमोस्तु ते शार्डचक्रासिपाणे
yoniḥ tvam asya pralayas ca kṛṣṇa tvam evedaṃ sṛjase viśvam agre | viśvaṃ ca etat tvad-vaśe viśva-yone namo 'stu te śārṅga-cakrāsi-pāṇe ||
ହେ କୃଷ୍ଣ! ତୁମେ ହିଁ ଏହି ଜଗତର ଯୋନି, ତୁମେ ହିଁ ଏହାର ପ୍ରଳୟସ୍ଥାନ। କଳ୍ପର ଆରମ୍ଭରେ ତୁମେ ହିଁ ଏହି ସମଗ୍ର ବିଶ୍ୱକୁ ସୃଷ୍ଟି କର। ବିଶ୍ୱଯୋନେ! ଏହି ସମସ୍ତ ଜଗତ ତୁମ ଅଧୀନ। ଶାର୍ଙ୍ଗ ଧନୁ, ଚକ୍ର ଓ ଖଡ୍ଗଧାରୀ ପରମାତ୍ମନ୍! ତୁମକୁ ନମସ୍କାର।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents Kṛṣṇa as the ultimate ground of reality: the origin (yoni) from which the cosmos arises and the final dissolution (pralaya) into which it returns. Ethically, it frames dharma as aligned with a higher cosmic order—human action and responsibility are meaningful when understood as occurring under the sovereignty of the divine.
Vaiśampāyana, as the narrator, voices a hymn-like praise of Kṛṣṇa, identifying him with cosmic functions of creation and dissolution and saluting him with his iconic weapons (Śārṅga bow, discus, sword). The passage functions as a devotional and theological affirmation within the reflective, instruction-oriented atmosphere of the Śānti Parva.