Shloka 12
नक्षत्रेषु श्राद्धफलविधानम् (Śrāddha Outcomes According to Nakṣatras)
स गर्भो दिव्यसंस्थानो दीप्तिमान् पावकप्रभ: । दिव्यं शरवणं प्राप्य ववृधे प्रियदर्शन:,वह कान्तिमान् शिशु अग्निके समान प्रकाशित हो रहा था। उसके शरीरकी आकृति दिव्य थी। वह देखनेमें बहुत ही प्रिय जान पड़ता था। वह दिव्य सरकंडेके वनमें जन्म ग्रहण करके दिनोंदिन बढ़ने लगा
sa garbho divyasaṁsthāno dīptimān pāvakaprabhaḥ | divyaṁ śaravaṇaṁ prāpya vavṛdhe priyadarśanaḥ ||
ఆ గర్భం దివ్యాకారంతో, అగ్నివలె ప్రకాశిస్తూ ఉండేది. చూడటానికి మధురమైన అతడు దివ్య శరవణాన్ని చేరి, అక్కడ జన్మించి, రోజురోజుకు వృద్ధి చెందాడు.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the idea that extraordinary virtue or divine purpose is often marked by auspicious signs—radiance, beauty, and a fitting place of birth—suggesting that inner tejas (spiritual potency) manifests outwardly and calls for protection and proper nurturing.
Bhishma describes a wondrous child: even as an embryo he shines like fire, has a divine bodily form, is pleasing to behold, and after reaching the divine reed-thicket (Śaravaṇa) he is born there and grows steadily day by day.