Shloka 12
Śānti Parva Adhyāya 43 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Stuti of Kṛṣṇa
Assembly Hymn of Many Names
स्विष्टकृद् भिषजावर्त: कपिलस्त्वं च वामन: । यज्ञो ध्रुवः पतड्ञश्न यज्ञसेनस्त्वमुच्यसे,“आपहीको लोग अभीष्टसाधक, अश्विनीकुमारोंके पिता सूर्य, कपिल मुनि, वामन, यज्ञ, ध्रुव, गरुड़ तथा यज्ञसेन कहते हैं
vaiśampāyana uvāca | sviṣṭakṛd bhiṣajā vartaḥ kapilas tvaṁ ca vāmanaḥ | yajño dhruvaḥ pataṅgaś ca yajñasenas tvam ucyase ||
毗湿摩波耶那说：“人们以种种名号与同一来称颂你：称你为斯维什塔克利特（Sviṣṭakṛt），使善行祭祀得以圆满者；称你为毗沙阇（Bhīṣaj），医治者；称你为阿瓦尔塔（Āvarta），回旋之轮；称你为迦毗罗（Kapila），亦称你为婆摩那（Vāmana）。又称你为阎阇那（Yajña），祭祀本身；称你为德鲁瓦（Dhruva），坚定不移者；称你为帕坦迦（Pataṅga），‘太阳之鸟’即太阳；并称你为阎阇那军（Yajñasena），以祭祀为军旅者。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the Supreme (or the highest sacred principle being praised) can be rightly approached through many names tied to dharmic functions—sacrifice, healing, cosmic cycles, and steadfastness—so reverence for dharma is broadened beyond a single form or label.
Vaiśampāyana, in the course of Śānti Parva’s instruction-oriented discourse, recites a praise-list of epithets, identifying the addressed divinity/principle with multiple revered figures and functions (Kapila, Vāmana, Yajña, Dhruva, the Sun), emphasizing all-encompassing sacred presence.