Shloka 16
श्रीशक्रसंवादः — The Dialogue of Śrī
Lakṣmī) and Śakra (Indra
तेषां लोका ह्ापर्यन्ता: सदने ब्रह्मणा सह । उपस्थिताश्षाप्सरोभि: परियान्ति दिवौकस:
Teṣāṁ lokā hy aparyantāḥ sadane Brahmaṇā saha | upasthitāś cāpsarobhiḥ pariyānti divaukasaḥ ||
Bhīṣma sprach: „Für solche Menschen sind die Welten, die sie erlangen, unerschöpflich und ohne Grenze. Brahmā selbst kommt, zusammen mit den Apsaras und den im Himmel wohnenden Göttern, bis zu ihrer Wohnstatt und umschreitet sie ehrfürchtig.“
भीष्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Righteous conduct yields imperishable spiritual reward: those who live by dharma attain limitless realms, and even the highest celestial powers honor them—portraying ethical excellence as worthy of divine reverence.
Bhīṣma describes the posthumous honor granted to certain virtuous persons: Brahmā, along with Apsarases and other heavenly beings, comes to their abode and circumambulates it, symbolizing veneration and the exalted status of their attainment.