Shloka 65
गभस्तिनेमि: सत्त्वस्थ: सिंहो भूतमहेश्वर: । आदिदेवो महादेवो देवेशो देवभूद्गुरु:
bhīṣma uvāca | gabhastinemiḥ sattvasthaḥ siṁho bhūtamaheśvaraḥ | ādidevo mahādevo deveśo devabhṛdguruḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：祂是“伽婆斯提涅弥”——于万道光芒之间显为太阳；是“萨特瓦斯塔”——作为内在主宰住于一切众生心中；是“狮子”——为护持信徒普罗诃罗陀而示现那罗辛哈之身；是诸有情之大自在天；是元初之神、大神；是诸天之主；亦是特别护养诸天的师尊。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches a devotional-theological vision of the Supreme as simultaneously cosmic (Sun-like radiance, lord of gods and beings) and inwardly present (abiding in all as the inner ruler). Ethically, it reassures that divine sovereignty is not distant: it sustains the world and actively protects devotees (as implied by the Narasiṁha–Prahlāda motif).
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and related disciplines. Here he recites a sequence of divine epithets—functioning like a hymn or praise-list—highlighting the deity’s forms, powers, and roles (sun-form, indweller, protector, lordship, and guidance of the gods).