Shloka 83
धर्मो विवर्धति भूगो: परिकीर्तनेन वीर्य विवर्धति वसिष्ठनमोनतेन । संग्रामजिद् भवति चैव रघुं नमस्यन् स्यादश्विनौ च परिकीर्तयतो न रोग:
dharmo vivardhati bhṛgoḥ parikīrtanena vīryaṁ vivardhati vasiṣṭha-namonatena | saṅgrāmajid bhavati caiva raghuṁ namasyan syād aśvinau ca parikīrtayato na rogaḥ ||
Bhīṣma dijo: Al alabar a Bhṛgu, el dharma se acrecienta; al inclinarse con reverencia ante Vasiṣṭha, aumentan la fuerza y el valor. Al saludar a Raghu, uno se vuelve conquistador en la batalla; y para quien celebra a los dos Aśvins, no surge enfermedad. Así se enseña que el recuerdo y la invocación reverente de sabios ejemplares y de sanadores divinos es un medio para cultivar virtud, vigor, victoria y salud.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that reverent remembrance—through praise (parikīrtana) and salutation (namas)—of exemplary sages and divine benefactors is ethically transformative: it nurtures dharma, strengthens inner and outer vigor, supports success in righteous struggle, and promotes health.
Bhīṣma, instructing on conduct and religious merit in the Anuśāsana Parva, lists specific fruits of honoring revered figures—Bhṛgu, Vasiṣṭha, Raghu, and the Aśvin twins—presenting devotion and respectful invocation as practical disciplines with moral and worldly benefits.