Shloka 33
धर्मस्य बहुद्वारत्वम् — Nārada’s Audience with Indra (Śānti-parva 340)
सर्वभूतात्मभूतो हि वासुदेवो महाबल: । पृथिवी वायुराकाशमापो ज्योतिश्न॒ पञचमम्
sarvabhūtātmabhūto hi vāsudevo mahābalaḥ | pṛthivī vāyur ākāśam āpo jyotiṣ ca pañcamam ||
ภีษมะกล่าวว่า “วาสุเทวะผู้ทรงมหาพลังเป็นอาตมันภายในของสรรพสัตว์ทั้งปวง. แผ่นดิน ลม อากาศ น้ำ และแสง—มหาภูตทั้งห้านี้ล้วนถูกรวมอยู่ในพระองค์.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That Vāsudeva is immanent as the inner Self of all beings and is identified with the fundamental constituents of the cosmos; this vision supports dharma by encouraging reverence, restraint, and compassion toward all life.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues his discourse to Yudhiṣṭhira, praising and defining Vāsudeva in metaphysical terms—describing him as the indwelling self and as encompassing the great elements.