Shloka 69
अध्याय ३५१ — उञ्छवृत्ति-व्रतसिद्धेः मानुषस्य परमगतिः
Sūrya–Nāga Dialogue on the Perfected Gleaner-Ascetic
यथागमं यथाज्ञानं निष्ठा नारायण: प्रभु: । न चैनमेवं जानन्ति तमोभूता विशाम्पते
vaiśampāyana uvāca | yathāgamaṃ yathājñānaṃ niṣṭhā nārāyaṇaḥ prabhuḥ | na cainam evaṃ jānanti tamobhūtā viśāṃpate nṛpaśreṣṭha |
毗湿摩波耶那说：“依经典之教、依真实之智，最终的根基与确然的归依，乃是主宰那罗延。然而被黑暗（无明）所吞没者，人民之主啊，最胜之王啊，并不如此认识他。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Scripture (āgama) and true knowledge (jñāna) converge on Nārāyaṇa as the ultimate foundation (niṣṭhā) and supreme Lord (prabhu). Spiritual failure is framed as epistemic and moral darkness: those overwhelmed by ignorance cannot recognize this highest truth.
In Vaiśampāyana’s ongoing instruction within Śānti Parva, he emphasizes a theological conclusion: the culmination of teachings and realizations is Nārāyaṇa, while many people—described as tamobhūtāḥ, ‘immersed in darkness’—remain unable to perceive Him as the final reality.