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 |
Bhīṣma said: “O son of Kuntī, as Gautama sat there, a gentle, auspicious breeze began to blow, made fragrant by touching the flowers. O king, it then delighted all the limbs of Gautama—bringing comfort and a sense of well-being.”
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.