Shloka 15
Chapter 85: Suvarṇasya Janma ca Pradāna-Phalam
The Origin of Gold and the Merit of Gifting
महठुग्रं तपः कृत्वा मां निषेवन्ति मानवा: । देवदानवगन्धर्वा: पिशाचोरगराक्षसा:,देवता, दानव, गन्धर्व, पिशाच, नाग, राक्षस और मनुष्य बड़ी उग्र तपस्या करके मेरी सेवाका सौभाग्य प्राप्त करते हैं
bhīṣma uvāca | mahad ugraṁ tapaḥ kṛtvā māṁ niṣevanti mānavāḥ | devadānavagandharvāḥ piśācoragarākṣasāḥ ||
ビーシュマは言った。「人々は大いなる苛烈な苦行（タパス）を修めてのち、我を求めて仕え奉る。同じく、神々、アスラ、ガンダルヴァ、ピシャーチャ、ナーガ、ラाक्षसもまた、我に仕えるという幸いを得るのである。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Intense tapas (disciplined austerity) and sincere service are presented as universally efficacious spiritual means: beings of many orders—humans and non-humans alike—gain the privilege of serving the revered figure through sustained ascetic effort.
Bhīṣma, in his instructional discourse, emphasizes his exalted status as an object of reverent approach: various classes of beings perform severe austerities and then ‘resort to’ or ‘serve’ him, illustrating the power of tapas and the broad reach of dharmic striving.