Shloka 26
Bhīṣma’s Śara-śayyā Stuti to Vāsudeva and Yogic Preparation for Dehotsarga
Body-Relinquishment
वे ही इस विश्वके परम आधार हैं। इन्हींको नारायणदेव कहते हैं। वे सूक्ष्मसे भी सूक्ष्म और स्थूलसे भी स्थूल हैं। वे भारी-से-भारी और उत्तमसे भी उत्तम हैं ।।
sa hi viśvasya parama ādhāraḥ; taṃ nārāyaṇaṃ devāḥ pravadanti. sa sūkṣmāt sūkṣmataraḥ sthūlāt sthūlataraḥ; gurutvāt gurutaraḥ śreṣṭhatvāc ca śreṣṭhataraḥ. yaṃ vākeṣv anuvākeṣu niṣatsu upaniṣatsu ca gṛṇanti satyakarmāṇaṃ satyaṃ satyeṣu sāmasu.
毗湿摩宣示：至上者乃整个宇宙的究竟依止，诸天称之为那罗延（Nārāyaṇa）。祂超越一切尺度：比微更微，比广更广，比重更重，比高更高。在吠陀的诵读及其附属篇章中，在尼萨德（Niṣad）与奥义书（Upaniṣad）中，并在宣说真实的娑摩（Sāman）赞歌里，圣贤称颂祂为“真理”，又称祂为“其行即真”的那一位——教人明白：最高的法建立在不动摇的真实之上，而非仅凭幻相。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The Supreme (Nārāyaṇa) is the ultimate ground of existence and the standard of dharma: He is identified with Satya (Truth) and with satyakarman (truthful action), implying that ethical life must be rooted in reality and integrity rather than expediency.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and ultimate principles; here he elevates the discussion to the highest metaphysical level by describing Nārāyaṇa as the cosmic foundation praised throughout Vedic and Upaniṣadic revelation.