After the Kurukshethra war, Bhagavan took King Yudhistira near Bhishma Pitamaha's side who was waiting for the auspicious time for his death on a bed of arrows. Bhagavan wanted King Yudhistira to hear about Dharma from Bhishma Pitamaha. During the discourse , King Yudhistira asked six questions to Bhishma Pitamaha and he answered one question by chanting Bhagavan Vishnu's thousand names called Vishnu sahasra naamam. Let us explore the six questions and it's answers given in the Mahabharatha.
First question :
Kimekam daivatham loke? കിമേകം ദൈവതം ലോകേ? किमेकं दैवतं लोके?
Who is the greatest Lord in the world?
Bhishma Ptamaha did not have to think even for a moment to answer this question; He replied:
Jagatprabhum devadevam anantam purshottamam
stuvan naama sahasrena purusha: sathathothita:
ജഗത്പ്രഭും ദേവദേവം അനന്തം പുരുഷോത്തമം
സ്തുവന് നാമ സഹസ്രേണ പുരുഷ: സതതോത്ഥിത:
जगत्प्रभुं देवदेवं अनन्तं पुरुषोत्तमं
स्तुवन् नाम सहस्रेण पुरुष: सततोत्थित:
That perfect and infinite being who is the lord of the Universe, lord of all Devaas, (Lord Mahavishnu) is the greatest Lord. One who extols Him with his thousand names will be freed from all sorrows and will attain salvation.
May the Jagath prabhu bless all of us to know Him more and more!
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