Shloka 15
Śrī-nivāsa: Traits and Conditions for the Abode of Prosperity (श्री-निवासः)
वसामि फुल्लासु च पद्मिनीषु नक्षत्रवीथीषु च शारदीषु । गजेषु गोछ्ठेषु तथा55सनेषु सर:सु फुल्लोत्पलपड्कजेषु
bhīṣma uvāca | vasāmi phullāsu ca padminīṣu nakṣatravīthīṣu ca śāradīṣu | gajeṣu goṣṭheṣu tathāsaneṣu saraḥsu phullotpalapaṅkajeṣu ||
Bhīṣma sprach: „Ich weile immerdar an Stätten glückverheißender Schönheit und Reinheit—bei Lotusteichen in voller Blüte, auf den klaren, sternbesäten Bahnen des Herbsthimmels, unter edlen Elefanten und wohlgepflegten Kuhställen, auf feinen Sitzen und an Seen, die von blühenden blauen Lotos und Lotosblüten geschmückt sind.“
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A sacred, auspicious force is portrayed as residing where dharmic qualities manifest—cleanliness, harmony, prosperity, and serene beauty. The verse implies that ethical living and well-ordered spaces attract and sustain auspiciousness.
In Bhishma’s discourse in the Anushasana Parva, he describes the abiding places of auspiciousness (or a revered presence), listing emblematic locations—lotus waters, autumn starry skies, elephants, cow-stalls, fine seats, and lotus-filled lakes—to teach what environments signify and support dharma.