Shloka 26
Phala of Vrata, Niyama, Svādhyāya, Dama, Satya, Brahmacarya, and Service (व्रत-नियम-स्वाध्याय-दम-सत्य-ब्रह्मचर्य-शुश्रूषा-फलप्रश्नः)
नद्यो वीथ्य: सभा वाप्यो दीर्घिकाश्वैव सर्वश: । घोषवन्ति च यानानि युक्तान्यथ सहस्रश:
nadyo vīthyaḥ sabhā vāpyō dīrghikāś caiva sarvaśaḥ | ghoṣavanti ca yānāni yuktāny atha sahasraśaḥ ||
Bhishma disse: “Naqueles mundos radiantes, vi por toda parte rios, largas vias, salões de assembleia, poços e reservatórios, e longos tanques; e vi também milhares e milhares de veículos—atrelados e prontos—ressoando com ruído auspicioso. A cena proclama um reino ordenado e próspero, onde o mérito dá fruto visível e onde a vida reta culmina em harmonia, abundância e esplendor digno.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents prosperity and orderly civic life as the visible outcome of dharma and accumulated merit: righteous conduct is portrayed as leading to harmonious, well-provisioned realms where resources, institutions, and conveyances are abundant and properly arranged.
Bhīṣma describes what he has seen in exalted or divine regions—an expansive, well-structured landscape filled with waterways, public spaces, waterworks, and countless ready vehicles—emphasizing the grandeur and completeness of those realms.