Shloka 50

Bhīṣma’s Śara-śayyā Stuti to Vāsudeva and Yogic Preparation for Dehotsarga

Body-Relinquishment

Devanagari script

(विश्वे च मरुतश्लैव रुद्रादित्याश्विनावपि । वसव: सिद्धसाध्याक्ष तस्मै देवात्मने नमः ।।

Transliteration

yastanoti satāṃ setum ṛtenāmṛtayoninā | dharmārthavyavahārāj jñais tasmai satyātmane namaḥ ||

Translation

اُس ربِّ حق کو سلام، جو رِت (کائناتی نظم) کی قوت سے، امرت کا سرچشمہ بن کر نیکوں کے لیے ایک مضبوط پل قائم کرتا ہے، اور جسے اہلِ دانش انسانی زندگی میں دھرم اور ارتھ کے درست برتاؤ سے پہچانتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तनोति: extends, spreads
• Type: Verb
• Root: तन् (तनु)
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• सताम्: of the good/virtuous
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• सेतुम्: bridge, causeway; (fig.) support
• सेतुम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेतु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ऋतेन: by truth/cosmic order (ṛta)
• ऋतेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋत
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अमृतयोनिना: by/with (one who is) the source of immortality
• अमृतयोनिना: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमृत-योनि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• धर्मार्थव्यवहारात्: from the practice/transaction of dharma and artha
• धर्मार्थव्यवहारात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म-अर्थ-व्यवहार
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• जैः: by whom
• जैः: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• सत्यात्मने: to the one whose nature is truth
• सत्यात्मने: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य-आत्मन्
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• नमः: salutation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस्

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• The Lord (Satyātmā / Truth-essenced Supreme)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True devotion is inseparable from truth and ethical living: the Supreme is praised as ‘Truth itself’ who provides a reliable passage for the righteous, and is known not merely by speculation but through dharma- and artha-guided conduct in the world.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma continues a hymn of salutations to the Supreme, naming divine qualities. Here he concludes a segment by honoring the Lord as the Truth-essence who upholds cosmic order and supports the virtuous like a bridge across peril.