Shloka 24
अध्याय ३३७ — ज्ञानमार्ग-वैविध्यप्रश्नः तथा व्यासस्य नारायणोद्भवकथा
Systems of Knowledge and Vyāsa’s Nārāyaṇa-Origin
कथं पश्येम हि वयं देव॑ नारायणात्मकम् । वरेण्यं वरदं तं वै देवदेवं सनातनम्
kathaṁ paśyema hi vayaṁ deva nārāyaṇātmakam | vareṇyaṁ varadaṁ taṁ vai devadevaṁ sanātanam ||
毗湿摩说道：“噢，天神啊！我们究竟如何才能得见那永恒的万神之神——那罗延（Nārāyaṇa），其本质即为神性，最堪敬选、赐予恩愿者？”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames spiritual aspiration as an ethical longing for direct realization of the supreme—Nārāyaṇa, the eternal God of gods—emphasizing humility (“how could we behold?”) and devotion to the boon-giving Lord rather than worldly gain.
Bhīṣma speaks in a reflective, devotional tone, asking how they might obtain the vision of Nārāyaṇa, described with exalted epithets (worthy of choice, giver of boons, eternal God of gods), in the context of recalling severe austerities performed to gain divine darśana.