Shloka 18
Adhyāya 348: Nāga–Nīgabhāryā Saṃvāda on Anger, Hope, and Ethical Response
स हि परमगुरुर्जनभुवनपति: पृथुधरणिधर: श्रुतिविनयनिधि: । शमनियमनिधिर्द्धिजपरमहित- स्तव भवतु गतिहरिरमरहित:
sa hi paramagurur janabhuvanapatiḥ pṛthudharaṇidharaḥ śrutivinayanidhiḥ | śamaniyamanidhir dvijaparamahitaḥ stava bhavatu gatir harir amarahitaḥ ||
因为他乃至上之师——众民之主、世界之主，伟力担持广袤大地；为吠陀智慧与端肃行持之宝藏；为寂静与戒律之府库；为二次生者之至善友，亦为诸天之护佑者。愿彼哈利成为你的归依与所行之正道。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents Hari as the highest refuge: true guidance rests in a ruler who embodies Vedic wisdom, humility, self-restraint (śama), disciplined observance (niyama), and active benevolence toward Brahmins and the gods—linking political authority with ethical and spiritual virtues.
Vaiśampāyana, in the didactic flow of Śānti Parva, offers a laudatory characterization of Hari and invokes him as the listener’s support and destination—framing the ensuing instruction within devotion and the ideal of dharmic guardianship.