Shloka 12
Viṣṇu-sahasranāma—Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Recitation (विष्णोर्नामसहस्रम्)
साधु साध्विति चोद्दिष्टं देवतै: पितृभिस्तथा । भूतैश्नेव सुसंहृष्टे: पूजिता साप्यरुन्धती
sādhu sādhv iti coddiṣṭaṃ devataiḥ pitṛbhis tathā | bhūtaiś caiva susaṃhṛṣṭaiḥ pūjitā sāpy arundhatī ||
ครั้นได้ฟังดังนั้น เหล่าเทพ ปิตฤ และสรรพสัตว์ทั้งปวงต่างปลาบปลื้มยินดียิ่งนัก ต่างเปล่งเสียงว่า “สาธุ! สาธุ!” แล้วถวายเกียรติบูชาแด่อรุนธตีอย่างยิ่ง
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that steadfast righteousness—especially the exemplary virtue associated with Arundhatī—earns universal approval. Moral excellence is not merely private; it is publicly affirmed by the highest witnesses (gods, ancestors, and all beings).
After hearing Arundhatī’s words or learning of her conduct, the gods, the ancestors, and all beings rejoice and collectively acclaim her with “sādhu, sādhu,” honoring and praising her greatly.