Shloka 27
कपोती-विलापः स्वर्गसंयोगश्च
The Dove’s Lament and Celestial Reunion
सो<5पश्यत् तरुखण्डेषु मेघनीलवनस्पतिम्
so 'paśyat tarukhaṇḍeṣu megha-nīla-vanaspatim |
तेवढ्यात त्याला वृक्षसमूहात मेघासारखा निळसर, दाट छाया पसरवणारा एक महान वृक्ष दिसला. छाया, निवास आणि फळांच्या इच्छेने अनेक पक्षी त्यावर आश्रय घेत होते—जणू विधात्याने परोपकारासाठीच तो साधुतुल्य वृक्ष घडविला होता.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents an ethical ideal through a natural image: the truly noble exist for others’ welfare—like a great tree that offers shade and fruit without discrimination. It commends selfless giving (paropakāra) as a mark of saintliness and dharma.
In Bhīṣma’s discourse, a figure observes a dense, cloud-colored great tree in a grove. Birds gather there seeking shade, residence, and fruit. The scene is framed as if the Creator made the tree specifically to benefit others, setting up a moral analogy.