Shloka 7
श्रेयो-धर्मकर्मविचारः
Inquiry into Śreyas, Dharma, and Karma
शृणु सर्वमिदं दैत्य विष्णोमहित्म्यमुत्तमम् । विष्णौ जगत् स्थितं सर्वमिति विद्धि परंतप
śṛṇu sarvam idaṃ daitya viṣṇoḥ māhātmyam uttamam | viṣṇau jagat sthitaṃ sarvam iti viddhi parantapa ||
毗湿摩说：“噢，摧敌的代底耶啊，且听这圆满而至上的毗湿奴伟大之说。你当确知：整个世界皆安住于毗湿奴之中。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches a Vaiṣṇava theological principle: Viṣṇu is the sustaining ground of existence, and the entire universe abides in Him. Ethically, it frames right understanding (jñāna) and reverent listening (śravaṇa) as foundations for dharmic orientation.
Bhīṣma, in an instructive mode, addresses a Daitya and introduces a discourse on Viṣṇu’s supreme greatness, urging the listener to attend carefully and to grasp the cosmological claim that all the world is established in Viṣṇu.