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Shloka 94

Nāgendra–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda: Praśna-vidhi and Dharmic Approach on the Gomatī Riverbank

Devanagari script

सर्वेषामाश्रयो विष्णुरैश्वरं विधिमास्थित: । सर्वभूतकृतावासो वासुदेवेति चोच्यते

Transliteration

sarveṣām āśrayo viṣṇur aiśvaraṁ vidhim āsthitaḥ | sarvabhūtakṛtāvāso vāsudeveti cocyate ||

Translation

Vaiśaṃpāyana nói: Viṣṇu là nơi nương tựa của tất cả—của những ai cử hành tế lễ dâng chư thiên, làm śrāddha cho tổ tiên, bố thí và thực hành khổ hạnh nghiêm khắc. An trụ trong pháp tắc quyền năng tối thượng của Ngài, và là nơi cư trú được thiết lập cho muôn loài, nên Ngài được gọi là “Vāsudeva”.

Word by Word

सर्वेषाम्of all

आश्रयःrefuge; support

विष्णुःVishnu

ऐश्वरम्lordly; sovereign (state/condition)

विधिम्mode; rule; order; condition

आस्थितःhaving assumed; abiding in

सर्वभूतकृतावासःwhose abode is made (i.e., constituted) by all beings / in whom all beings dwell

वासुदेवःVasudeva (name of Vishnu/Krishna)

इतिthus

चand

उच्यतेis called; is said

Speaker

वैशग्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Viṣṇu

Vāsudeva

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

All religious acts—yajña for the gods, śrāddha for the ancestors, dāna, and tapas—ultimately rest upon Viṣṇu as the universal refuge; his name “Vāsudeva” highlights him as the indwelling abode and support of all beings.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the didactic discourse of the Śānti Parva, Vaiśaṃpāyana states a theological conclusion: the efficacy and grounding of varied dharmic practices are traced back to Viṣṇu, who remains established in sovereign divine order and pervades all beings as their dwelling-place.