Shloka 24
Durgātitaraṇa—Conduct for Crossing Difficulties (दुर्गातितरणम्)
ईश्वर सर्वभूतानां जगत: प्रभवाप्ययम् । भक्ता नारायणं देवं॑ दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते
īśvaraḥ sarvabhūtānāṁ jagataḥ prabhavāpyayam | bhaktā nārāyaṇaṁ devaṁ durgāṇy atitaranti te |
Wika ni Bhishma: Si Narayana ang Panginoon ng lahat ng nilalang, ang pinagmumulan ng paglitaw ng sanlibutan at ang pinagbabalikan nito sa pagkalusaw. Yaong may tapat na pananampalataya at bhakti sa banal na Narayana—sila’y nakakatawid maging sa mga pagdurusa at panganib na mahirap lampasan.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that Narayana is the supreme Lord who is both the origin and dissolution of the cosmos, and that steadfast devotion to him enables one to transcend severe hardships and existential suffering.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction-setting, Bhishma is advising Yudhishthira on dharma and the means to peace; here he emphasizes devotion to Narayana as a reliable refuge that carries devotees through peril and distress.