Shloka 16
Ākiṃcanya–Tyāga Upadeśa
The Instruction on Non-ownership and Renunciation
तत्रासीनस्य कौन्तेय गौतमस्य सुख: शिव: । पुष्पाणि समुपस्पृश्य प्रववावनिल: शुभ: । ह्वादयन् सर्वगात्राणि गौतमस्य तदा नूप
tatrāsīnasya kaunteya gautamasya sukhaḥ śivaḥ | puṣpāṇi samupaspṛśya pravavāv anilaḥ śubhaḥ | hvādayan sarvagātrāṇi gautamasya tadā nṛpa |
قال بهيشما: «يا ابن كونتي، لما جلس غوتاما هناك هبّت نسمة لطيفة مباركة، تعطّرت إذ لامست الأزهار. أيها الملك، ثم أبهجت تلك النسمة جميع أعضاء غوتاما، فأتته بالراحة وإحساسٍ بالعافية والطمأنينة.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses auspicious natural imagery to signal the fruit of serenity and right conduct: when a sage abides in calmness, the environment is portrayed as harmonizing with that virtue, bringing śiva (welfare) and sukha (ease).
Bhīṣma describes Gautama seated in a place where flowers are present; a gentle, fragrant breeze arises after touching the blossoms and gives bodily delight and comfort to the sage, marking the scene as favorable and sanctified.