Shloka 127
Atithi-satkāra and the Consolation of Wise Counsel (अतिथिसत्कारः प्रज्ञानवचनस्य च पराश्वासनम्)
“जो सम्पूर्ण जगत्का उत्पादक, अविनाशी और अव्यक्त ईश्वर हैं, जिन्हें ज्ञानी पुरुष कूटस्थ, निर्दधन्द्र, कर्ता और अकर्ता मानते हैं, व्यक्त-भावको प्राप्त हुए उन्हीं परमेश्वरकी यह एक कल्याणमयी मूर्ति है ।।
arjuna uvāca | yo sampūrṇa-jagataḥ utpādakaḥ avināśī ca avyaktas īśvaraḥ, yaṃ jñāninaḥ puruṣāḥ kūṭasthaṃ nirdvandvaṃ kartāram akartāraṃ ca manyante, vyakta-bhāvaṃ prāptaḥ sa eva parameśvaraḥ eṣāṃ kalyāṇamayī ekā mūrtiḥ | naro nārāyaṇaś caiva jātau dharma-kulodvahau | tapasā mahatā yuktau deva-śreṣṭhau mahā-vratī ||
阿周那说道：“他是整个宇宙的本源——不坏、未显、为主宰；智者称他为不变者（kūṭastha），超越诸对待，而又既为作者亦为无作者。正是这位至上主，当取显现之态时，便在此以一吉祥之相而住。又在正法（Dharma）的族系中，诞生了两位尊胜者——那罗（Nara）与那罗延那（Nārāyaṇa）：诸神之最上，誓愿宏大，具足伟大苦行之力。”
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse reconciles transcendence and immanence: the Supreme is unmanifest, immutable, and beyond dualities, yet can appear in an auspicious manifest form for the welfare of the world. It also elevates ascetic discipline (tapas) and great vows as marks of divine excellence in Nara–Nārāyaṇa.
Arjuna identifies the divine status of Nara and Nārāyaṇa, describing them as manifestations of the Supreme Lord. He praises their birth in the Dharma-lineage and their greatness in austerity and vows, framing them as exemplary divine sages within the Shānti Parva’s ethical-spiritual discourse.