Shloka 5
Umā’s Inquiry and the Manifestation of the Third Eye (उमा–प्रश्नः तृतीयनेत्रोत्पत्तिः)
अरजांसि च वस्त्राणि धारयन्ती गतक्लमा । विमानस्था शुभा भासि सहस्रगुणमोजसा
arajāṁsi ca vastrāṇi dhārayantī gataklamā | vimānasthā śubhā bhāsi sahasraguṇamojasā ||
Bhīṣma said: “Wearing spotless garments and free from fatigue, you are seated upon a celestial chariot. Your form is auspicious, and by your own spiritual radiance you shine with a splendour multiplied a thousandfold.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Inner merit and purity are portrayed as producing outward signs—serenity, freedom from fatigue, auspicious presence, and heightened radiance—suggesting that ethical living bears visible and experiential fruits.
Bhīṣma addresses a radiant female figure (implied by feminine forms like dhārayantī, gataklamā, śubhā), describing her spotless attire and her presence upon a vimāna, emphasizing her auspicious, intensified splendour.