Guru’s Instruction on Dream, Mind, Guṇas, and Knowing Brahman
Svapna–Manas–Guṇa–Brahma-vicāra
नादेन तेन महता सनातन इति स्मृतः । पद्मनाभो महायोगी भूताचार्य: स भूतराट्,सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंक आचार्य और स्वामी महायोगी वे भगवान् पद्मनाभ अपने महान् सिंहनादके कारण “सनातन” माने गये हैं
nādena tena mahatā sanātana iti smṛtaḥ | padmanābho mahāyogī bhūtācāryaḥ sa bhūtarāṭ |
毗湿摩说:“正因那宏大而太古的雄吼,他被追忆为‘萨那檀那’(Sanātana,永恒者)。那位莲脐者(Padmanābha)——大瑜伽行者——是万有之师,是众生之王,普世的引导者与一切生灵的主宰。”
भीष्म उवाच
The verse affirms the Supreme Lord’s eternality and universal lordship: the divine is “Sanātana” (ever-existing), the master of yoga, and the teacher and ruler of all beings—grounding ethics and dharma in a timeless, cosmic authority.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma continues his instruction by praising and identifying the Supreme as Padmanābha, explaining why he is called “Sanātana,” and describing him as the universal preceptor and sovereign of all creatures.