Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 43
प्रभो! आप ही जिनके परम आश्रय हैं
tvāṃ tu jānāmy ahaṃ devaṃ purāṇam ṛṣisattamam | nareṇa sahita deva badaryā sucirōṣitam ||
毗湿摩说道：“主宰啊！凡以你为至上归依者，那些般度之子，你当恒常护佑。我曾对愚钝的难敌（杜尤陀那）说：‘圣奎师那所在之处，即是法；法所在之处，胜利必归其方。故而，孩子难敌啊，当凭藉世尊圣奎师那之助，与般度诸子缔结和约；此正是和解的上佳时机。’我如此反复劝告，那昏愚之人仍不听从；他使大地诸勇士尽遭毁灭，终究自己也落入迦罗（时神、死神）之口。然我确知你——古老的天神，诸仙之最胜。你正是那原初的圣贤那罗延（Nārāyaṇa），与那罗（Nara）同住于跋陀梨（Badarikāśrama）久远之时。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma affirms that Krishna is not merely a political ally but the ancient divine sage Nārāyaṇa; therefore dharma is inseparable from him. Ethical counsel aligned with dharma leads to welfare, while rejecting it out of pride and delusion leads to destruction.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhishma speaks to Yudhiṣṭhira and identifies Krishna as the primeval ṛṣi Nārāyaṇa who lived with Nara at Badarī. This recognition frames Bhishma’s earlier warning to Duryodhana—peace with the Pāṇḍavas under Krishna’s guidance was the best course—yet Duryodhana refused and brought about the ruin of kings and his own end.