Shloka 9
मनोज्ञं सर्वभूतेभ्य: सर्वतन्त्रं प्रदृश्यत । ईदृशाद् विपुलाल्लोकान्नास्ति लोकस्तथाविध:,गोलोक समस्त प्राणियोंके लिये मनोहर है। वहाँकी प्रत्येक वस्तुपर सबका समान अधिकार देखा जाता है। इतना विशाल दूसरा कोई लोक नहीं है
manojñaṃ sarvabhūtebhyaḥ sarvatantraṃ pradṛśyata | īdṛśād vipulāl lokān nāsti lokas tathāvidhaḥ ||
भीष्म उवाच—मनोज्ञं सर्वभूतेभ्यः सर्वतन्त्रं प्रदृश्यते । ईदृशाद्विपुलाल्लोकान्नास्ति लोकस्तथाविधः ॥
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises an ideal realm characterized by universal well-being: it is pleasing to all beings, governed by an all-encompassing order, and marked by equal access to its resources—suggesting an ethical vision of harmony, fairness, and shared prosperity.
Bhīṣma, speaking as the revered elder, describes Goloka’s exceptional greatness—its beauty, its inclusive arrangement for all beings, and its unmatched vastness—within his broader instruction on dharma and exemplary worlds.