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Shloka 17

Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa

Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results

जगत्पतिरनिर्देश्य: सर्वग: सर्वभावन: । हृच्छय: सर्वभूतानां ज्येष्ठो रुद्रादपि प्रभु:

jagatpatir anirdeśyaḥ sarvagaḥ sarvabhāvanaḥ | hṛcchayaḥ sarvabhūtānāṁ jyeṣṭho rudrād api prabhuḥ ||

பீஷ்மர் கூறினார்: உலகின் அதிபதி துல்லியமாக வர்ணிக்க இயலாதவர்; அவர் எங்கும் நிறைந்தவர், எல்லா நிலைகளையும் உருவாக்குபவர். எல்லா உயிர்களின் இதயத்திலும் உறைவவர்; அவர் ஆதியும் பரமப் பிரபுவும்—ருத்ரனைவிடவும் மூத்தவரும் மேலான அதிகாரமுடையவரும் ஆவார்.

जगत्पतिःlord of the world
जगत्पतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजगत् + पति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अनिर्देश्यःindescribable; not to be indicated/defined
अनिर्देश्यः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअनिर्देश्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सर्वगःall-pervading; going everywhere
सर्वगः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्वग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सर्वभावनःcreator/sustainer of all beings; one who brings forth all
सर्वभावनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्वभावन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हृच्छयःdweller in the heart
हृच्छयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootहृद् + शय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सर्वभूतानाम्of all beings
सर्वभूतानाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसर्व + भूत
FormNeuter, Genitive, Plural
ज्येष्ठःeldest; greatest; foremost
ज्येष्ठः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootज्येष्ठ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
रुद्रात्than Rudra; from Rudra
रुद्रात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootरुद्र
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
अपिeven; also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
प्रभुःlord; master
प्रभुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रभु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
J
Jagatpati (the Lord of the universe)
R
Rudra

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches that the highest Lord is both transcendent (indescribable) and immanent (present in every heart), the ultimate source and ruler of all existence; recognizing this supports a dharmic life grounded in devotion and humility.

In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues his instruction on dharma and sacred duties; here he offers a praise-description of the Supreme Lord, emphasizing divine omnipresence and supremacy even over great deities like Rudra.