Shloka 6
Atithi’s Direction to the Nāga-sage Padma at Naimiṣa (अतिथ्युपदेशः—नैमिषे पद्मनागोपाख्यानप्रस्तावः)
एवमस्यां व्यवस्थायां नारायणगुणाश्रयादजराम-रादनिन्द्रियादग्राह्मादसम्भवात् सत्यादहिंस्राल््ललामाद् विविधप्रवृत्तिविशेषादवैरादक्षयादमरादजरादमूर्तित सर्वव्यापिन: सर्वकर्तु: शाश्वतस्तस्मात् पुरुष: प्रादुर्भूतो हरिर्व्यय:
evam asyāṁ vyavasthāyāṁ nārāyaṇa-guṇāśrayād ajarām arād anindriyād agrāhyād asambhavāt satyād ahiṁsrāl lālāmād vividha-pravṛtti-viśeṣād avairād akṣayād amarād ajarād amūrtit sarva-vyāpinaḥ sarva-kartuḥ śāśvatas tasmāt puruṣaḥ prādurbhūto harir avyayaḥ
阿周那说：“在那既定的秩序中，依凭那罗延那（Nārāyaṇa）的诸德，永恒之人显现——哈利（Hari），不坏者——不老不死，超越诸根而不可执取，无生无起，真理本身，不行暴害，吉祥而庄严，为种种殊异活动之源，无怨无敌，不竭不尽，无相无形，遍一切处，且为万有之行者。此偈所示，神圣的显现并非出自冲突或欲求，而是现实的伦理根基：真实、不害与无敌意。”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The supreme reality (Hari/Nārāyaṇa as Puruṣa) is characterized by ethical and metaphysical absolutes—truth, non-violence, freedom from enmity, imperishability, and all-pervasiveness. Divine manifestation is presented as grounded in these qualities rather than in passion, harm, or rivalry.
Arjuna describes the appearance/manifestation of the eternal Person, Hari, listing defining attributes (unaging, deathless, beyond senses, formless, all-pervading, universal agent). The passage functions as a doctrinal description within Śānti Parva’s reflective, dharma-centered discourse.