Shloka 40
अपरे मुनय: सप्त दिक्षु सर्वास्वधिष्ठिता: । कीर्तिस्वस्तिकरा नृणां कीर्तिता लोकभावना:
apare munayaḥ sapta dikṣu sarvāsv adhiṣṭhitāḥ | kīrtisvastikarā nṛṇāṃ kīrtitā lokabhāvanāḥ ||
Bhīṣma dit : «Il est encore sept autres sages, établis dans toutes les directions. Ils soutiennent et engendrent l’ordre du monde. Quand on récite leurs noms, ils accroissent la renommée des hommes et leur procurent le bien-être.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Honouring and reciting the names of revered sages is presented as a dharmic act that generates auspiciousness—enhancing one’s good reputation (kīrti) and promoting welfare (svasti).
Bhishma continues an instruction on sacred lineages and meritorious remembrance, noting an additional set of seven sages who preside over all directions and whose invocation is said to benefit people.