Shloka 15
Chapter 85: Suvarṇasya Janma ca Pradāna-Phalam
The Origin of Gold and the Merit of Gifting
महठुग्रं तपः कृत्वा मां निषेवन्ति मानवा: । देवदानवगन्धर्वा: पिशाचोरगराक्षसा:,देवता, दानव, गन्धर्व, पिशाच, नाग, राक्षस और मनुष्य बड़ी उग्र तपस्या करके मेरी सेवाका सौभाग्य प्राप्त करते हैं
bhīṣma uvāca | mahad ugraṁ tapaḥ kṛtvā māṁ niṣevanti mānavāḥ | devadānavagandharvāḥ piśācoragarākṣasāḥ ||
Dijo Bhīṣma: “Tras emprender austeridades grandes y feroces, los hombres me buscan y me sirven; del mismo modo, los dioses, los asuras, los gandharvas, los piśācas, los nāgas y los rākṣasas alcanzan la buena fortuna de mi servicio.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Intense tapas (disciplined austerity) and sincere service are presented as universally efficacious spiritual means: beings of many orders—humans and non-humans alike—gain the privilege of serving the revered figure through sustained ascetic effort.
Bhīṣma, in his instructional discourse, emphasizes his exalted status as an object of reverent approach: various classes of beings perform severe austerities and then ‘resort to’ or ‘serve’ him, illustrating the power of tapas and the broad reach of dharmic striving.