Shloka 59
विस्तार: स्थावरस्थाणु: प्रमाणं बीजमव्ययम् । अर्थोडनर्थो महाकोशो महाभोगो महाधन:
vistāraḥ sthāvarasthāṇuḥ pramāṇaṃ bījam avyayam | artho 'nartho mahākośo mahābhogo mahādhanaḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：祂是遍满一切的广大之体——是一切坚固不动之物的安住依止；祂自身即是知识的准绳（量），亦是世界不坏的种子因。祂是众生所求的“义利”（以乐为体），却又是“无所需者”（以圆满自足故）。祂具大宝藏，享受至高真实之乐，而祂自身即是无上财富。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the ultimate foundation of the world and of all values—knowledge, prosperity, and enjoyment—is the self-sufficient divine reality. Therefore, ethical life should seek lasting good by orienting desire and action toward that imperishable source rather than toward temporary wealth and pleasures.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs on dharma and praises the supreme Lord through a sequence of exalted epithets. Here he continues that praise, describing the Lord as the cosmic support, the standard of knowledge, the imperishable cause, and the true treasury and wealth.