Shloka 6
Dhūpa–Dīpa–Bali Phala Praśna; Nahūṣa–Agastya–Bhṛgu Saṃvāda
Incense, Lamp, and Bali Offerings; the Nahūṣa Dialogue
मानुष्यस्तत्र सर्वा: सम क्रियास्तस्य महात्मन: । प्रवृत्तास्त्रिदिवे राजन् दिव्याश्वैव सनातना:
mānuṣyas tatra sarvāḥ sama-kriyās tasya mahātmanaḥ | pravṛttās tridive rājan divyāś caiva sanātanāḥ ||
ビーシュマは言った。「王よ、その天界トリディヴァにおいては、大心のナフーシャが行っていた人間に似た一切の務めと慣例の行いが絶えず続けられていた。さらにまた、神々の神聖にして永遠の儀礼と職分も、そこで途切れることなく営まれていたのだ。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in heavenly realms, order (niyama) and dharma are sustained through ongoing prescribed actions—both those resembling human social duties and those that are distinctly divine and timeless. The verse underscores continuity of righteous conduct rather than a heaven of mere enjoyment.
Bhīṣma describes to the king the state of Nahūṣa in heaven: in Tridiva, the great king’s human-like observances and the eternal divine functions were actively maintained, indicating a structured, dharma-governed celestial life.