Shloka 6
Dhūpa–Dīpa–Bali Phala Praśna; Nahūṣa–Agastya–Bhṛgu Saṃvāda
Incense, Lamp, and Bali Offerings; the Nahūṣa Dialogue
मानुष्यस्तत्र सर्वा: सम क्रियास्तस्य महात्मन: । प्रवृत्तास्त्रिदिवे राजन् दिव्याश्वैव सनातना:,नरेश्वर! स्वर्गमें भी महामना राजा नहुषकी सम्पूर्ण मानुषी क्रियाएँ तथा दिव्य सनातन क्रियाएँ भी सदा चलती रहती थीं
mānuṣyas tatra sarvāḥ sama-kriyās tasya mahātmanaḥ | pravṛttās tridive rājan divyāś caiva sanātanāḥ ||
भीष्म उवाच—राजन्, तत्र त्रिदिवे तस्य महात्मनः नहुषस्य सर्वाः मानुष्याः क्रियाः सम्यक् प्रवृत्ताः; तथा दिव्याः सनातन्यश्च क्रियाः अविच्छिन्नतया नित्यं प्रवर्तन्ते स्म।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in heavenly realms, order (niyama) and dharma are sustained through ongoing prescribed actions—both those resembling human social duties and those that are distinctly divine and timeless. The verse underscores continuity of righteous conduct rather than a heaven of mere enjoyment.
Bhīṣma describes to the king the state of Nahūṣa in heaven: in Tridiva, the great king’s human-like observances and the eternal divine functions were actively maintained, indicating a structured, dharma-governed celestial life.