Shloka 15
वर्षाहिमातपानां च परित्राणानि कुर्वते । चैलमन्नं सुखं शय्यां निवातं चोपभुञ्जते,वे वर्षा, सर्दी और धूपसे अपनी रक्षा कर लेते हैं, कपड़ा पहनते हैं, सुखपूर्वक अन्न खाते हैं, शय्या बिछाकर सोते हैं तथा एकान्त स्थानका उपभोग करते हैं
varṣā-himātapānāṁ ca paritrāṇāni kurvate | cailam annaṁ sukhaṁ śayyāṁ nivātaṁ copabhuñjate ||
Bhīṣma said: “People arrange protections against rain, cold, and heat. They wear clothing, eat their food in comfort, sleep on prepared beds, and enjoy sheltered, windless places.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma highlights that humans intentionally create safeguards and comforts—clothing, food, bedding, and shelter—to protect the body from environmental hardships. The implicit ethical point is that prudent provision for basic needs is a normal, rational aspect of life and can serve as a foundation for higher duties.
In Shanti Parva, Bhishma is instructing Yudhishthira on dharma and practical life. Here he describes ordinary human behavior: arranging protection from rain, cold, and heat, and enjoying the basic supports of living such as garments, meals, beds, and sheltered places.