Shloka 57
Atithi-prāpti and the Brāhmaṇa’s Deliberation on Triadic Dharma (अतिथिप्राप्तिः धर्मत्रयविचारश्च)
प्राहुरादित्यवर्ण तं पुरुष तमस: परम् । बृहन्तं सर्वगं देवमीशानं वरदं प्रभुम्,ऋषि कहते हैं कि “भगवान् नारायण सूर्यके समान तेजस्वी, अन्तर्यामी पुरुष, अज्ञानान्धकारसे परे, सर्वव्यापी, सर्वगामी, ईश्वर, वरदाता और सर्वसमर्थ हैं!
vaiśampāyana uvāca | prāhur ādityavarṇaṁ taṁ puruṣaṁ tamasaḥ param | bṛhantaṁ sarvagaṁ devam īśānaṁ varadaṁ prabhum ||
Os sábios declaram: “Aquele Puruṣa, radiante como o sol, é o regente interior, além das trevas da ignorância: a Divindade vasta, onipresente, que tudo percorre; o Senhor soberano, doador de dádivas, supremo Mestre.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that Nārāyaṇa is both transcendent (beyond tamas/ignorance) and immanent (the inner ruler, all-pervading), and therefore the ultimate refuge and source of grace—supporting a dharmic life grounded in devotion and right understanding.
Vaiśampāyana reports a traditional characterization given by sages: a litany of epithets praising the supreme Lord’s radiance, omnipresence, sovereignty, and beneficence, within the Shānti Parva’s broader instruction on peace, dharma, and ultimate reality.