Shloka 743
Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa
Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results
तत् सर्व काज्चनीभूतं समन्तात् प्रत्यदृश्यत । सूर्यकी किरणोंके समान उस गर्भसे वहाँकी भूमि या पर्वतोंपर रहनेवाले जिस किसी द्रव्यका स्पर्श हुआ, वह सब चारों ओरसे सुवर्णमय दिखायी देने लगा
tat sarvaṁ kāñcanībhūtaṁ samantāt pratyadṛśyata | sūryasya kiraṇānāṁ samānaṁ tasmin garbhe yatra yatra spṛṣṭaṁ tat sarvaṁ suvarṇamayaṁ babhūva |
ビーシュマは語った。あたり一面、すべてが黄金へと変じたかのように見えた。太陽の光芒のごとく、その不思議なる源は触れるものすべて—大地であれ、山々にあるいかなる物であれ—を四方より輝かせ、まるで純金となったかのように照り映えさせた。この光景は、並外れた力との接触が目に見える世界を変貌させうることを示し、外なる煌めきと内なる価値の隔たりを省みよと促す。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights the power of contact and influence: an extraordinary source can make the world appear dazzling and valuable, prompting ethical reflection that true worth is not merely external brilliance but inner virtue aligned with dharma.
Bhishma describes a marvel: whatever the mysterious 'garbha' (inner source) touches—land or objects on the mountains—appears on all sides to have become golden, shining like the sun’s rays.