Shloka 10
Śrī-nivāsa: Traits and Conditions for the Abode of Prosperity (श्री-निवासः)
जो अपने लिये कुछ नहीं चाहता, जिसका अन्तःकरण मूढ़तासे आच्छन्न है, जो थोड़ेमें ही संतोष कर लेते हैं, ऐसे मनुष्योंमें मैं भलीभाँति नित्य निवास नहीं करती हूँ ।।
bhīṣma uvāca |
yo ’tmārthaṃ kiñcid api na kāṅkṣate, yasyāntaḥkaraṇaṃ mūḍhatayā āchannam, yaḥ alpenaiva saṃtuṣyati—tādṛśeṣu manuṣyeṣu ahaṃ (śrīḥ) samyak nityaṃ na nivāsāmi ||
svadharmaśīleṣu ca dharmavitsu vṛddhopasevānirate ca dānte |
kṛtātmani kṣāntipare samarthe kṣāntāsu dāntāsu tathā ’balāsu ||
ビーシュマは言った。「自分のために何も望まず、内なる心が愚鈍に覆われ、わずかなもので満足してしまう人々の中に、私は真に、また絶えず宿ることはない。だが、自らの本分（スヴァダルマ）に励み、ダルマを知り、長老に仕えることを喜び、自制する者たちの中には宿る——規律正しく自己を治める者、忍耐して力ある者、赦しつつ慎み深い者、そして同じく柔和で不害の者たちの中に。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Prosperity (Śrī) is not portrayed as favoring mere lack of desire or minimal contentment when it is rooted in dullness; rather, she abides with those who actively live by svadharma, understand dharma, serve elders, practice self-restraint, and cultivate patience and forgiveness—virtues that make a person ethically steady and socially beneficial.
In Bhishma’s instruction (Anushasana Parva), he voices a teaching about where ‘Śrī’—fortune and auspiciousness—chooses to reside. The verse contrasts inert, deluded renunciation with disciplined, dharma-informed conduct, emphasizing that true auspiciousness accompanies virtue, self-mastery, and respectful service.