Shloka 58
श्रेयो-धर्मकर्मविचारः
Inquiry into Śreyas, Dharma, and Karma
प्रवृत्तमेतद् भगवन् महर्षे महद्युतेश्नक्रमनन्तवीर्यम् । विष्णोरनन्तस्य सनातनं तत् स्थान सर्गा यत्र सर्वे प्रवृत्ता: । स वै महात्मा पुरुषोत्तमो वै तस्मिन् जगत् सर्वमिदं प्रतिष्ठितम्
pravṛttam etad bhagavan maharṣe mahadyuteśnacakram anantavīryam | viṣṇor anantasya sanātanaṃ tat sthānaṃ sargā yatra sarve pravṛttāḥ | sa vai mahātmā puruṣottamo vai tasmin jagat sarvam idaṃ pratiṣṭhitam ||
Wika ni Bhishma: “O Mapalad na Ginoo, O dakilang rishi na may maningning na ningning—ang malawak na gulong ng daigdig na ito, walang pasimula at may walang-hanggang kapangyarihan, ay umiikot sa pamamagitan ni Vishnu, ang Walang-Hanggan. Iyan ang Kanyang walang-kupas na tahanan, ang pinagmumulan na pinagsisimulan ng lahat ng paglikha. Ang dakilang-loob na Vishnu ay tunay na Puruṣottama, ang Kataas-taasang Persona; sa Kanya nakasalig at naitatag ang buong sansinukob na ito.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the universe and the ongoing cycle of worldly existence operate through the Infinite Vishnu, who is the eternal ground and source of all creation; all reality is ultimately established in the Supreme Person (Puruṣottama).
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on peace and right understanding, Bhishma addresses a revered sage and explains the cosmic foundation: the world’s vast cycle proceeds by Vishnu, whose eternal abode is the origin-point from which all creations emerge, and in whom the whole universe rests.