Shloka 6
Adhyāya 57: Tapas–Dāna Phala
On the Fruits of Austerity and Giving
चम्पकांस्तिलकान् भव्यान् पनसान् वज्जुलानपि । पुष्पितान् कर्णिकारांश्व तत्र तत्र ददर्श ह
campakāṁs tilakān bhavyān panasān vañjulān api | puṣpitān karṇikārāṁś ca tatra tatra dadarśa ha ||
Dijo Bhīṣma: “Vio, aquí y allá, espléndidos árboles en flor: campaka, tilaka, el árbol del jackfruit, vañjula, y también el karṇikāra florecido. La escena subraya la belleza ordenada de un bosque-jardín bien cuidado, que sugiere prosperidad, buen augurio y los frutos silenciosos de un gobierno conforme al dharma y de la armonía doméstica.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses flourishing, blossoming trees as a marker of auspicious order—an implicit ethical signal that well-being and beauty arise where life is properly tended, reflecting the fruits of dharmic conduct and stable governance.
Bhishma narrates a scene in which the observer notices various kinds of trees blooming throughout a grove, highlighting the richness and auspicious atmosphere of the place.