Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 49
भीष्मस्योत्तरायणप्रतीक्षा तथा युधिष्ठिरागमनम् | Bhīṣma’s uttarāyaṇa moment and Yudhiṣṭhira’s arrival
भुवने<भ्यर्चितो नित्यं देवेरेपि सनातन: । अभयेनानुरूपेण युज्यन्ते तमनुव्रता:
bhuvane'bhyarcito nityaṃ devair api sanātanaḥ | abhayenānurūpeṇa yujyante tam anuvratāḥ ||
祂为永恒者，遍于诸世恒受供奉——即便诸天神亦常礼拜。凡对祂专一坚贞的信徒，皆将随其信奉之深浅与纯度，得证相应的无畏之境。
ईश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The Lord is eternally worthy of worship—even for the gods—and sincere, exclusive devotion to him yields a corresponding attainment of fearlessness (abhaya), i.e., inner security and spiritual assurance proportionate to one’s devotion.
Īśvara speaks, declaring his timeless supremacy and universal worship, and then states the fruit of steadfast devotion: his faithful followers attain a fearless state in accordance with their devotional practice.