Shloka 174
Adhyāya 284: Tapas as a Corrective to Household Attachment
Parāśara’s Instruction
येषु पञ्चसु भूतेषु दिशासु विदिशासु च । चन्द्रार्कयोर्मध्यगता ये च चन्द्रार्करश्मिषु
yeṣu pañcasu bhūteṣu diśāsu vidiśāsu ca | candrārkayor madhyagatā ye ca candrārkaraśmiṣu ||
Kepada mereka yang meresapi pañca-bhūta, segala arah dan arah antara; yang bersemayam di ruang antara Candra dan Sūrya; dan yang hadir di dalam sinar Candra dan Sūrya— kepada semua dewa penjaga (adhisthātr̥) itu hamba bersujud berulang-ulang: hormat, hormat, hormat.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That the presiding divine powers pervade all elements, directions, and celestial spaces; therefore reverence and ethical restraint should be maintained everywhere, since no realm is outside sacred order.
In Bhishma’s discourse in the Shanti Parva, he offers a comprehensive salutation to the deities associated with the elements, directions, and the Moon and Sun—framing a ritual-ethical worldview where the cosmos is filled with guardians of dharma.