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Shloka 56

Nāga-āyatana-darśana-pratīkṣā — The Brāhmaṇa’s Request and Waiting on the Gomatī

वे विश्वका पालन करनेवाले सर्वव्यापी भगवान्‌ बड़े भक्तवत्सल हैं। भगवद्धक्तोंके प्रेमी और प्रियतम श्रीहरि उनसे पूजित हो वहाँ सदा सुप्रसन्न रहते हैं ।।

nārada uvāca |

sa kartā kāraṇaṃ caiva kāryaṃ cātibaladyutiḥ |

hetuś cājñā vidhānaṃ ca tattvaṃ caiva mahāyaśāḥ ||

Nārada nói: Ngài chính là kẻ hành động, là nguyên nhân và cũng là kết quả; quyền năng và quang huy của Ngài không thể đo lường. Đấng Chúa Tể rạng danh ấy tự thân là động lực, là mệnh lệnh, là pháp lệnh, và là nguyên lý chân thật của thực tại. Hết mực thương yêu các tín đồ, nơi nào Ngài được thờ phụng bằng tình yêu, nơi ấy Ngài luôn an vui mãn nguyện.

सःhe (that Lord)
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कर्ताdoer, creator
कर्ता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकर्तृ (√कृ)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कारणम्cause
कारणम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकारण
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed, only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
कार्यम्effect, that which is to be done
कार्यम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकार्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अतिबलद्युतिḥof exceedingly great strength and splendor
अतिबलद्युतिḥ:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअतिबलद्युति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
हेतुḥcause, reason
हेतुḥ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootहेतु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
आज्ञाcommand
आज्ञा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआज्ञा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
विधानम्ordinance, regulation, arrangement
विधानम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootविधान
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
तत्त्वम्truth, principle, reality
तत्त्वम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootतत्त्व
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
महायशाःof great fame, illustrious
महायशाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमहायशस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

नारद उवाच

N
Narada
H
Hari (Vishnu)
B
Bhagavan (the Lord)
B
Bhagavad-bhaktas (devotees of the Lord)

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches the Lord’s all-encompassing sovereignty: He is simultaneously agent (kartā), cause (kāraṇa), and effect (kārya), and also the very ground of moral and cosmic order (ājñā, vidhāna) and ultimate reality (tattva). Ethically, it frames dharma and right action as rooted in the Divine order, while devotion is validated as a fitting response to the One who pervades and sustains all.

In the Shanti Parva’s instructional setting, Narada is describing the nature of the Supreme Lord—especially His relationship with devotees and His role as the ultimate source and regulator of the universe—reinforcing a devotional-theological conclusion within the broader discourse on peace, duty, and right understanding after the war.