Shloka 87
Adhyāya 284: Tapas as a Corrective to Household Attachment
Parāśara’s Instruction
नमो&स्तु शयमानाय शयितायोत्थिताय च । स्थिताय धावमानाय मुण्डाय जटिलाय च
namo 'stu śayāmānāya śayitāyotthitāya ca | sthitāya dhāvamānāya muṇḍāya jaṭilāya ca ||
(arthānuvādaḥ) tvaṁ sarva-prāṇināṁ hṛdaye śayānaḥ antar-yāmī puruṣaḥ | pralaya-kāle yoga-nidrām āśritya śete, sṛṣṭeḥ prārambhe ca kalpānta-nidrāto jāgarti | tvaṁ brahma-rūpeṇa sarvatra sthitaḥ, kāla-rūpeṇa ca sadā dhāvamānaḥ | muṇḍa-saṁnyāsī ca jaṭā-dhāri-tapasvī ca tavaiva rūpam | tubhyaṁ namaḥ ||
Sinabi ni Bhishma: Pagpupugay sa Iyo—maging Ikaw ay nakahiga, natutulog, o bumabangon; maging Ikaw ay nakatigil o laging kumikilos; maging Ikaw ay ang nag-ahit-ulong renunsyante o ang asetikong may buhol-buhol na buhok. Ikaw ang Panginoong nananahan sa loob ng lahat ng nilalang. Sa panahon ng pagkalusaw, nananatili Ka sa yogic na pagtulog; at sa bukang-liwayway ng paglikha, nagigising Ka mula sa antok na nagwawakas ng isang kalpa. Bilang Brahman, Ikaw ay nasa lahat; bilang Panahon, Ikaw ay walang tigil na tumatakbo. Maging ang iba’t ibang anyo ng buhay espirituwal—pagwawaksi at pag-aayuno ng tapa—ay mga pagpapakita Mo. Kaya sa Iyo ako’y yumuyukod.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the all-encompassing nature of the Supreme: the same Reality is present in rest and activity, dissolution and creation, stillness and motion, and even in contrasting spiritual disciplines. It emphasizes the indwelling Lord (antar-yāmī) and the unity behind diverse forms.
In the Shanti Parva, Bhishma—speaking from his bed of arrows—offers a hymn of praise, identifying the Supreme as the inner ruler of all beings and as the cosmic principle governing both creation (awakening) and dissolution (yogic sleep), while honoring ascetic and renunciant forms as manifestations of that same divinity.