Shloka 58
Daṇḍotpatti-kathana (Origin and Function of Daṇḍa) — वसुहोम–मान्धातृ संवाद
लोकानां स हि सर्वेषां ससुरासुररक्षसाम् । समनुष्योरगवतां कर्ता चैव स भूतकृत्
lokānāṃ sa hi sarveṣāṃ sasurāsurarakṣasām | samanuṣyoragavatāṃ kartā caiva sa bhūtakṛt ||
毗湿摩说道：他确是诸世界与一切众生之造作者——天神、阿修罗与罗刹皆然；人类与龙蛇亦复如是。他是众生所从出的根源，是使万有得以成就的普遍造化者。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse affirms a single supreme source as the universal creator: all realms and all classes of beings—divine, demonic, human, and serpent—arise from Him. Ethically, it supports a vision of unity and accountability under one cosmic order (dharma).
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and right understanding. Here he emphasizes the supremacy and creative sovereignty of the ultimate being, framing moral and social order within a larger cosmic origin.