Shloka 31
Bhīṣma’s Śara-śayyā Stuti to Vāsudeva and Yogic Preparation for Dehotsarga
Body-Relinquishment
अतिवाय्विन्द्रकर्माणमतिसूर्यातितेजसम् । अतिबुद्धीन्द्रियात्मानं तं प्रपद्ये प्रजापतिम्
ativāyvindrakarmāṇam atisūryātitejasam | atibuddhīndriyātmānaṃ taṃ prapadye prajāpatiṃ ||
Bhīṣma declara seu refúgio em Prajāpati, o Senhor que sustenta e governa os seres. Ele o descreve como superior ao poder de Vāyu e Indra, mais radiante que o sol, e além do alcance da mente, dos sentidos e do intelecto. A esse soberano sem mácula eu me entrego.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches śaraṇāgati (taking refuge) in the Supreme Lord who transcends sensory and intellectual grasp, emphasizing that liberation-oriented spirituality rests on surrender to a reality greater than all cosmic powers.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction-setting, Bhishma speaks as a teacher to the royal audience, offering a devotional-theological affirmation: he proclaims his refuge in Prajāpati and praises the Lord’s supremacy over major deities and over the faculties of cognition.