Shloka 74
सुधन्वा खण्डपरशुर्दारुणो द्रविणप्रद: । दिविस्पृक् सर्वदृग् व्यासो वाचस्पतिरयोनिज:,५६७ सुधन्वा-अतिशय सुन्दर शार्ज््धनुष धारण करनेवाले, ५६८ खण्डपरशु:- शत्रुओंका खण्डन करनेवाले फरसेको धारण करनेवाले परशुरामस्वरूप, ५६९ दारुण:- सन्मार्गविरोधियोंके लिये महान् भयंकर, ५७० द्रविणप्रद:-अर्थार्थी भक्तोंको धन-सम्पत्ति प्रदान करनेवाले, ५७१ दिविस्पृक्-स्वर्गलोकतक व्याप्त, ५७२ सर्वदृग् व्यास:-सबके द्रष्टा एवं वेदका विभाग करनेवाले श्रीकृष्णद्वैपायन व्यासस्वरूप, ५७३ वाचस्पतिरयोनिज:- विद्याके स्वामी तथा बिना योनिके स्वयं ही प्रकट होनेवाले
sudhanvā khaṇḍaparaśur dāruṇo draviṇapradaḥ | divispṛk sarvadṛg vyāso vācaspatir ayonijaḥ ||
Bhīṣma said: He is Sudhanvā, the supremely excellent bearer of the mighty bow; He is Khaṇḍaparaśu, the wielder of the axe who cuts down foes—manifest as Paraśurāma; He is Dāruṇa, terrifying to those who oppose the righteous path; He is Draviṇaprada, the giver of wealth to devotees who seek support. He pervades up to heaven (Divispṛk); He is Sarvadṛk, the all-seeing; He is Vyāsa, the arranger and divider of the Veda; and He is Vācaspati, lord of speech and knowledge, self-manifest and not born from a womb. In ethical sense, the verse praises the Divine as both protector and benefactor of the dharmic, and as a formidable corrective force against adharma.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The Divine is portrayed as simultaneously beneficent and corrective: granting prosperity to sincere seekers, seeing all actions, sustaining cosmic order up to the heavens, and becoming fearsome toward those who resist the righteous path. The many names teach that one ultimate reality supports dharma through multiple functions and manifestations.
Bhīṣma continues a hymn-like enumeration of exalted names and attributes of the Supreme (in a Viṣṇu/Nārāyaṇa-centered praise), identifying Him with renowned figures such as Paraśurāma and Vyāsa and with cosmic qualities like omniscience and self-manifestation.