Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 12
भीष्मस्योत्तरायणप्रतीक्षा तथा युधिष्ठिरागमनम् | Bhīṣma’s uttarāyaṇa moment and Yudhiṣṭhira’s arrival
एतस्य देवनाथस्य देवकार्यपरस्य च । ब्रह्मभूतस्य सतत ब्रह्मर्षिशरणस्य च
etasya devanāthasya devakāryaparasya ca | brahmabhūtasya satataṁ brahmarṣiśaraṇasya ca ||
Wika ni Īśvara: “Ang Panginoon ng mga diyos na ito—na laging nakatuon sa pagtupad ng layon ng mga diyos—ay may likas na Brahman at walang humpay na kanlungan ng mga Brahmarṣi. Sa loob Niya, sa mismong pagkatao Niya, nananahan si Brahmā sa ganap na ginhawa; at ako, si Śiva, na laging payapa, ay nananahan ding maligaya sa Kanyang banal na anyo.”
ईश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents Vāsudeva as the supreme refuge and as Brahman itself, emphasizing that divine governance and protection of cosmic order culminate in him; even Brahmā and Śiva are portrayed as abiding within his being, underscoring theological unity and the primacy of surrender to the highest Lord.
Īśvara speaks in praise of Vāsudeva, describing him as the Lord of the gods who carries out divine purposes and shelters the great sages; the statement further depicts Brahmā and Śiva residing blissfully within Vāsudeva’s form, elevating him as the central support of the divine order.