Shloka 18
Adhyāya 352: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Saṃvāda — Uñchavrata-niścaya
Dialogue and the Resolve to Practice Uñchavrata
चिरदृष्टो हि भगवान् वैराजसदने मया । ततोऊहं पर्वत प्राप्तस्त्विमं त्वत्यादसेवितम्
ciradṛṣṭo hi bhagavān vairājasadane mayā | tato ’haṃ parvataṃ prāptas tv imaṃ tv atyādasevitam, prabho ||
قال بهيشما: «حقًّا، أيها الربُّ المبارك، لقد أبصرتُك منذ زمنٍ بعيد في قصر فيراجا (عالم براهما). فلذلك جئتُ الآن إلى هذا الجبل—الذي تقدّس بخدمة قدميك على الدوام—يا مولاي، ألتمس مرةً أخرى نعمة الدَّرشَنَة (darśana)، أي المشاهدة المقدّسة لحضورك.»
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights devotional memory and reverence: a prior vision of the Divine becomes the cause for renewed seeking. Sacred places are valued because they are associated with the Lord’s presence and worship, encouraging humility and persistent spiritual aspiration.
Bhīṣma addresses a divine figure, recalling that he once had a vision of the Lord in Brahmā’s realm (Vairāja-sadana). Motivated by that earlier encounter, he has now come to a particular mountain sanctified by the Lord’s worship/foot-service, hoping to see the Lord again.