Shloka 67
सोमपो<मृतप: सोम: पुरुजित् पुरुसत्तम: । विनयो जय: सत्यसंधो दाशार्ह: सात्वतां पति:
bhīṣma uvāca | somapo'mṛtapāḥ somaḥ purujit puruṣottamaḥ | vinayo jayaḥ satyasaṃdho dāśārhaḥ sātvatāṃ patiḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：祂是饮苏摩者，是饮甘露者，亦即苏摩本身。祂征服众多，乃至上之人。祂即“戒律”——使恶者屈服而受约束；祂即“胜利”本身。祂对誓愿真实不虚。生于达沙尔诃一族，祂为萨特瓦塔（雅达婆）之主，亦为其信徒之主。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that divine greatness is not merely power to win (jaya, purujit) but also moral steadiness—truth to one’s vows (satyasaṃdha) and the capacity to discipline and correct wrongdoing (vinaya). Sovereignty is portrayed as ethical governance aligned with dharma.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma is instructing Yudhiṣṭhira and reciting a sequence of divine epithets (as in the tradition of the Viṣṇu-sahasranāma). This verse lists several names praising the Lord—linking sacrificial imagery (Soma, amṛta) with kingship, victory, and unwavering truth.