Shloka 15
Śrī-nivāsa: Traits and Conditions for the Abode of Prosperity (श्री-निवासः)
वसामि फुल्लासु च पद्मिनीषु नक्षत्रवीथीषु च शारदीषु । गजेषु गोछ्ठेषु तथा55सनेषु सर:सु फुल्लोत्पलपड्कजेषु
bhīṣma uvāca | vasāmi phullāsu ca padminīṣu nakṣatravīthīṣu ca śāradīṣu | gajeṣu goṣṭheṣu tathāsaneṣu saraḥsu phullotpalapaṅkajeṣu ||
भीष्म म्हणाले—मी फुललेल्या कमळांनी भरलेल्या पद्मिनींमध्ये, शरद्ऋतूच्या निर्मळ आकाशातील नक्षत्र-वीथींमध्ये, श्रेष्ठ हत्ती आणि सुस्थित गोठ्यांमध्ये, उत्तम आसनांवर तसेच फुललेल्या नीलोत्पल व कमळांनी शोभलेल्या सरोवरांत सदैव वास करते.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A sacred, auspicious force is portrayed as residing where dharmic qualities manifest—cleanliness, harmony, prosperity, and serene beauty. The verse implies that ethical living and well-ordered spaces attract and sustain auspiciousness.
In Bhishma’s discourse in the Anushasana Parva, he describes the abiding places of auspiciousness (or a revered presence), listing emblematic locations—lotus waters, autumn starry skies, elephants, cow-stalls, fine seats, and lotus-filled lakes—to teach what environments signify and support dharma.