Shloka 853
नारदश्नात्र देवर्षिव॑त्रहन्ता च वासव: । (भीष्मजी कहते हैं--) लक्ष्मीदेवीके इस प्रकार कहनेपर देवर्षि नारद तथा वृत्रहन्ता इन्द्रने उनकी प्रसन्नताके लिये उनका अभिनन्दन किया
nāradaś ca nātra devarṣir vṛtrahantā ca vāsavaḥ |
एवं लक्ष्म्याः वचने श्रुते देवर्षिर्नारदः तथा वासवो वृत्रहन्ता शक्रः च तस्याः प्रीत्यर्थं तामभिनन्द्य सत्कारं चक्रतुः।
शक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
Prosperity (Lakṣmī) is to be approached through reverence and ethical alignment: even powerful beings like Indra honor auspiciousness and virtue, implying that well-being is sustained by humility and dharmic conduct rather than mere power.
After Lakṣmī speaks, Nārada and Indra respond by offering praise and respectful acknowledgment to please her, underscoring her importance and the need to honor the source of fortune and auspiciousness.