Shloka 14
योग–सांख्यसमन्वयः, रथोपमा, व्यक्त–अव्यक्तविवेकः
Yoga–Sāṃkhya Synthesis, Chariot Allegory, and the Vyakta–Avyakta Distinction
वह प्रभापुञज्ज भगवान् विष्णुका एक विमान था, जो अपनी दिव्य प्रभासे तीनों लोकोंको प्रकाशित करता हुआ अनुपम जान पड़ता था। सूर्य और गरुड़ जिस आकाशशभमार्गसे चलते हैं, उसीपर वह भी चल रहा था ।।
tad vibhāpuñjaṃ bhagavad-viṣṇoḥ ekaṃ vimānaṃ divya-prabhayā trīṃl lokān prakāśayad anupamaṃ babhūva; sūrya-garuḍau yasmād ākāśa-śubhra-mārgād gacchataḥ, tasmād eva tad api gacchati. tatra abhirūpa-śobhābhiḥ apsarobhiḥ puraskṛtāṃ bṛhatīm aṃśumat-prakhyāṃ bṛhad-dhānor iva arcīṣāṃ padma-dala-sthāṃ sākṣāt padmāṃ lakṣmīṃ dadṛśatuḥ; tasyā ābharaṇāni nakṣatrāṇīva bhānti, muktā-maṇi-hārāś ca kaṇṭha-deśa-śriyaṃ vardhayanti.
Lalu tampaklah sebuah kereta udara surgawi milik Bhagawan Wisnu—laksana segumpal cahaya yang tiada banding—yang dengan sinar ilahinya seakan menerangi tiga dunia. Ia melaju di jalur langit yang cemerlang, jalur yang dilalui Surya dan Garuda. Di dalam kereta itu, keduanya melihat Sri Lakshmi sendiri—Padma namanya—bersemayam di atas kelopak teratai, didahului dan diiringi banyak apsara yang elok rupawan. Agung wibawanya, ia bersinar laksana Surya bermahkota sinar, menyala seperti lidah api. Perhiasannya berkilau seperti bintang-bintang, dan kalung permata bak mutiara menambah keindahan leher serta dadanya.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage emphasizes the overwhelming, world-illumining majesty of the divine and the auspicious presence of Lakshmi: true sovereignty and prosperity are portrayed as inseparable from divine radiance, order, and reverence, not merely from worldly power.
Bhishma describes a celestial chariot of Vishnu moving along the sky-path of Surya and Garuda; within it, Lakshmi (Padma) is seen seated on a lotus and honored by apsaras, her brilliance and ornaments depicted through vivid cosmic similes.