Shloka 15
धर्मस्य बहुद्वारत्वम् — Nārada’s Audience with Indra (Śānti-parva 340)
वृणीष्व च वर विप्र मत्तस्त्वं यदिहेच्छसि । प्रसन्नो5हं तवाद्येह विश्वमूर्तिरिहाव्यय:,द्विजश्रेष्ठ! मैं अविनाशी विश्वरूप परमेश्वर आज तुमपर प्रसन्न हुआ हूँ; अतः तुम मुझसे जो कुछ चाहते हो, वह वर माँग लो
vṛṇīṣva ca vara vipra mattas tvaṃ yad ihecchasi | prasanno 'haṃ tavādyeha viśvamūrtir ihāvyayaḥ ||
Bhishma dijo: «Oh brahmán, elige de mí un don: cuanto desees aquí. Hoy estoy complacido contigo, yo, el Señor imperecedero del universo en forma cósmica; por tanto, pídeme lo que quieras».
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical power of divine or authoritative grace: when one is pleased by a person’s conduct, learning, or devotion, one may offer a boon. It underscores the ideal of granting requests from a place of goodwill, and the responsibility of the recipient to ask for something worthy.
Bhishma addresses a Brahmin and invites him to ask for any boon, declaring himself pleased and describing the boon-giver in exalted terms as the imperishable, cosmic-formed Lord—language that frames the moment as a solemn, spiritually charged granting of favor.