Shloka 32

Devanagari script

सर्वभूतेश्वरो योगी मुनिरात्मा तथा55त्मन: । स्थिरीभवत कृष्णो5यं सर्वविघध्नविनाशन:,ये सम्पूर्ण भूतोंके ईश्वर, योगी, मुनि तथा आत्माके भी आत्मा हैं, ये ही समस्त विघ्नोंका विनाश करनेवाले श्रीकृष्ण हैं; अत: तुमलोग धैर्य धारण करो

Transliteration

sarvabhūteśvaro yogī munir ātmā tathātmanāḥ | sthirībhavata kṛṣṇo 'yaṃ sarvavighnavināśanaḥ ||

Translation

Bhīṣma disse: “Ele é o Senhor de todos os seres—Yogin, sábio, e o Ser do próprio ser. Sede firmes: este Kṛṣṇa é o destruidor de todo obstáculo.”

Word by Word

सर्वभूतेश्वरःlord of all beings

योगीyogi

मुनिःsage

आत्माself

तथाand also/likewise

आत्मनःof the self

स्थिरीभवतbe firm / be steady

कृष्णःKrishna

अयम्this (he)

सर्वविघ्नविनाशनःdestroyer of all obstacles

Speaker

पितामह उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma (Pitāmaha)

Kṛṣṇa

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Recognize Kṛṣṇa as the supreme Lord and inner Self, and therefore cultivate steadiness (sthairya) and confidence that obstacles to dharmic action can be overcome through alignment with him.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs and consoles the listeners by praising Kṛṣṇa’s supreme status and urging them to remain firm, presenting Kṛṣṇa as the remover of all impediments.