Shloka 174
Adhyāya 284: Tapas as a Corrective to Household Attachment
Parāśara’s Instruction
येषु पञ्चसु भूतेषु दिशासु विदिशासु च । चन्द्रार्कयोर्मध्यगता ये च चन्द्रार्करश्मिषु
yeṣu pañcasu bhūteṣu diśāsu vidiśāsu ca | candrārkayor madhyagatā ye ca candrārkaraśmiṣu ||
毗湿摩说道：我再三致敬于一切主宰神力（护持诸神）——他们遍在五大之中，遍在诸方与隅方；他们安住于月与日之间的虚空，也显现于月光与日光的诸般光线之内。此言乃以恭敬承认：神圣的护持与法的秩序遍及自然、空间与一切界域；故人当自持清净，知无一处不在神明见证之下。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That the presiding divine powers pervade all elements, directions, and celestial spaces; therefore reverence and ethical restraint should be maintained everywhere, since no realm is outside sacred order.
In Bhishma’s discourse in the Shanti Parva, he offers a comprehensive salutation to the deities associated with the elements, directions, and the Moon and Sun—framing a ritual-ethical worldview where the cosmos is filled with guardians of dharma.