Shloka 27
Bhīṣma’s Śara-śayyā Stuti to Vāsudeva and Yogic Preparation for Dehotsarga
Body-Relinquishment
चतुर्भिश्चतुरात्मानं सत्त्वस्थं सात्वतां पतिम् | यं॑ दिव्यैर्देवमर्चन्ति गुह्दौः परमनामभि:,वासुदेव, संकर्षण, प्रद्यम्म और अनिरुद्ध-इन चार दिव्य गोपनीय और उत्तम नामोंद्वारा ब्रह्य, जीव, मन और अहंकार--इन चार स्वरूपोंमें प्रकट हुए उन्हीं भक्तप्रतिपालक भगवान् श्रीकृष्णकी पूजा की जाती है, जो सबके अन्तःकरणमें विद्यमान हैं
caturbhiś caturātmānaṁ sattvasthaṁ sātvatāṁ patim | yaṁ divyair devam arcanti guhyaiḥ paramanāmabhiḥ ||
चतुर्भिः परमगुह्यैर्दिव्यैर्नामभिरर्च्यते स देवः—वासुदेवः—सत्त्वस्थः सात्वतां पतिः, चतुर्व्यूहात्मना प्रादुर्भूतः। स सर्वेषां हृदयेषु निहितो भक्तान् पालयति।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes devotional worship of Vāsudeva through revered, esoteric divine names, presenting him as established in sattva (pure goodness) and as the inner indwelling Lord who sustains and protects devotees.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction-setting, Bhīṣma continues teaching about dharma and spiritual orientation, describing how the supreme Lord (Vāsudeva) is worshipped—highlighting a fourfold manifestation and the use of secret, supreme names in devotion.