Shloka 8
Adhyāya 12: Devas’ Petition to Nahūṣa; Bṛhaspati on Śaraṇāgata-Dharma; Indrāṇī’s Strategic Delay
उपतिष्ठतु देवी मामेतदस्या हितं परम् । युष्माकं च सदा देवा: शिवमेवं भविष्यति,“शची देवी मेरी सेवामें उपस्थित हों। इसीमें इनका परम हित है तथा देवताओ! ऐसा होनेपर ही सदा तुम्हारा कल्याण होगा”
upatiṣṭhatu devī mām etad asyā hitaṃ param | yuṣmākaṃ ca sadā devāḥ śivam evaṃ bhaviṣyati ||
ശല്യൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ശചീദേവി എന്റെ സേവയിൽ നിലകൊള്ളട്ടെ; അതിലാണ് അവളുടെ പരമഹിതം. ദേവന്മാരേ, ഇങ്ങനെ ആയാൽ മാത്രമേ നിങ്ങളുടെ ശിവവും ക്ഷേമവും സദാ നിലനിൽക്കൂ.
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames ‘hita’ (true welfare) and ‘śiva’ (auspicious good) as arising from proper alignment with an ordained course of action—here expressed as respectful attendance/service—suggesting that individual good and collective divine well-being are linked to maintaining right order and duty.
Śalya addresses the gods and insists that the goddess (understood as Śacī/Indrāṇī in context) should attend upon him; he claims this will be her highest benefit and that the gods’ continued welfare depends on it.