वेदवेदाङ्गविज्ञानं बलं चाप्य् अमितं तथा ॥
नृणां हि लोके कस्यास्ति विशिष्टं केशवाद् ऋते ॥
दानं दाक्ष्यं श्रुतं शौर्यं ह्रीः कीर्तिर् बुद्धिर् उत्तमा ॥
संनतिः श्रीर् धृतिस् तुष्टिः पुष्टिश् च नियताच्युते ॥
तम् इमं सर्वसंपन्नम् आचार्यं पितरं गुरुम् ॥
अर्च्यम् अर्चितम् अर्चार्हं सर्वे संमन्तुम् अर्हथ ॥
vedavedāṅgavijñānaṃ balaṃ cāpy amitaṃ tathā ||
nṛṇāṃ hi loke kasyāsti viśiṣṭaṃ keśavād ṛte ||
dānaṃ dākṣyaṃ śrutaṃ śauryaṃ hrīḥ kīrtir buddhir uttamā ||
saṃnatiḥ śrīr dhṛtis tuṣṭiḥ puṣṭiś ca niyatācyute ||
tam imaṃ sarvasaṃpannam ācāryaṃ pitaraṃ gurum ||
arcyam arcitam arcārhaṃ sarve saṃmantum arhatha ||
"Knowledge of the Vedas and Vedangas, and boundless strength as well — who among men in the world possesses these more excellently than Keshava? Generosity, skillfulness, learning, valor, modesty, fame, supreme intellect, humility, beauty, fortitude, contentment, and prosperity abide constantly in Achyuta. This one, endowed with everything, teacher, father, guru, worthy of worship, worshipped, deserving of honor — all of you must approve of him."
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Bhishma lists the perfections that "abide constantly" in Achyuta: generosity, learning, valor, beauty, humility, and the rest. The word "constantly" (niyata) is telling: in men virtues flicker and wane, but in the Lord they are inalienable and complete. Thus scripture reveals the Bhagavan as "endowed with everything" — the totality of all perfections in their fullness. The verse teaches that Krishna is himself the very source of all virtues, from which they are poured out onto others only in part; and to honor him is to honor the Source of every good, whereas to honor others is to honor mere reflections that abide in him first and in full.