Shloka 32
महाबुद्धिर्महावीरयों महाशक्तिर्महाद्युति: । अनिर्देश्यवपु: श्रीमानमेयात्मा महाद्विधृक्
bhīṣma uvāca | mahābuddhir mahāvīryo mahāśaktir mahādyutiḥ | anirdeśyavapuḥ śrīmān ameyātmā mahā-dvidhṛk ||
毗湿摩说道：祂具广大智慧、伟大勇力、无边神力与灿然光辉。祂之形相不可言诠；祂具吉祥与尊荣；祂的内在不可测度；祂亦是大擎持者——曾在护世之业中托举巍峨群山。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the highest ideal is both beyond human description (anirdeśya, ameya) and yet morally reliable as a protector of the world (the great bearer). Devotion here is grounded in recognizing supreme excellence—wisdom, valor, power, radiance—aligned with the safeguarding of beings.
Bhishma is praising the Supreme Lord by listing epithets that summarize divine qualities. The closing epithet recalls mythic acts of upholding mountains—Mandara during the churning of the ocean and Govardhana during the protection of cattle and people—highlighting divine intervention for cosmic and social welfare.