Shloka 1313
Varṇa-dharma and Rājadharma: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Normative Outline (वर्णधर्म-राजधर्म-प्रश्नोत्तरम्)
श्री: सम्भूता यतो देवी पत्नी धर्मस्य धीमत: । उस समय भगवान् विष्णुके ललाटसे एक सुवर्णमय कमल प्रकट हुआ, जिससे बुद्धिमान् धर्मकी पत्नी श्रीदेवीका प्रादुर्भाव हुआ
śrīḥ sambhūtā yato devī patnī dharmasya dhīmataḥ |
Bhīṣma disse: Do lótus dourado que apareceu na fronte do Senhor Viṣṇu veio à existência a deusa Śrī—conhecida como consorte do sábio deus Dharma. A passagem ressalta que prosperidade e auspiciosidade (Śrī) não são ganhos ao acaso, mas nascem de uma fonte divina alinhada ao dharma e se firmam corretamente quando unidas à retidão.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Śrī (prosperity and auspiciousness) is portrayed as arising from a divine source and being properly established when aligned with Dharma; true fortune is ethically grounded rather than merely material.
Bhīṣma describes a cosmogonic detail: a golden lotus manifests on Viṣṇu’s forehead, and from it the goddess Śrī appears, identified as the consort of the wise Dharma.