Shloka 66
उत्तरो गोपतिर्गोप्ता ज्ञानगम्य: पुरातन: । शरीरभूतभूद् भोक्ता कपीन्द्रो भूरिदक्षिण:
uttaro gopatir goptā jñānagamyāḥ purātanaḥ | śarīrabhūtabhūd bhoktā kapīndro bhūridakṣiṇaḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：祂是至上救度者、最高归依处；是护牛之主（以牧者之相守护群牛），亦是普护众生者；以真知可证得，且为亘古之尊。祂维系那化为身躯的诸大元素；祂是无上喜乐之享受者；祂是群猴之主——圣罗摩；亦是在祭祀中广施供献之主。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the Divine is simultaneously the highest refuge and the active protector of the world: knowable through wisdom, eternal in nature, sustaining embodied life, and exemplifying dharma through protection (especially of the vulnerable, symbolized by cows) and generosity in sacred duty (dakṣiṇā in yajña).
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and praises the Supreme through a sequence of divine names/epithets. This verse strings together titles highlighting protection, metaphysical supremacy, and an avatāra-reference to Śrī Rāma as ‘Lord of the monkeys,’ linking ethical ideals of rulership and sacrifice to devotion.