Shloka 60
श्रेयो-धर्मकर्मविचारः
Inquiry into Śreyas, Dharma, and Karma
युधिछिर उवाच अयं स भगवान् देव: पितामह जनार्दन: । सनत्कुमारो वृत्राय यत्तदाख्यातवान् पुरा
Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca—ayaṁ sa bhagavān devaḥ pitāmaha janārdanaḥ | Sanatkumāro Vṛtrāya yat tad ākhyātavān purā ||
由提施提罗问道：“祖父啊，这位阎那尔达那——圣克里希纳——是否正是那位至福的主、至上的神明，昔日大圣仙善达库玛罗曾向弗栗陀罗阿修罗阐明其真实本性者？”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights recognition of the Supreme Lord across different revelations: Yudhiṣṭhira seeks confirmation that Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana) is the same Bhagavān earlier described by Sanatkumāra. Ethically, it frames dharma as grounded in discerning the true divine source behind teachings and exemplars.
During Bhīṣma’s instruction in Śānti Parva, Yudhiṣṭhira asks Bhīṣma whether the Lord whose nature Sanatkumāra once taught to Vṛtrāsura is in fact the very Kṛṣṇa present in their story—thus linking earlier sacred discourse to the current epic context.