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Shloka 5

नहुषोपाख्यानम्—दीपदान-धूप-बलीकर्म-प्रशंसा

Nahūṣa Episode and the Commendation of Lamp-Gifting and Household Offerings

दीपदान, समस्त उपकरणोंसहित अन्नदान, बलिकर्म एवं नाना प्रकारके स्नान- अभिषेक आदि पूर्ववत्‌ चालू थे। देवलोक तथा मनुष्यलोकमें विद्वानोंने जो सदाचार बताये हैं, वे सब महामना देवराज नहुषके यहाँ होते रहते थे ।।

Bhīṣma uvāca: dīpadānaṃ, samastopakaraṇasahitam annadānaṃ, balikarma ca nānāprakārasya snāna-abhisheka-ādayaḥ pūrvavat pravartamānā āsan. devaloke manuṣyaloke ca vidvadbhiḥ ye sadācārāḥ proktāḥ, te sarve mahāmanā devarāja-nahuṣasya gṛhe satataṃ pravartante sma. te ced bhavanti rājendra, ṛddhyante gṛhamedhinaḥ; dhūpapradānaiḥ dīpaiś ca namaskārais tathaiva ca.

Sinabi ni Bhishma: “Ang pag-aalay ng mga ilawan, ang pagbibigay ng pagkain na may lahat ng kinakailangang kasama, ang mga ritwal ng bali (mga handog), at ang sari-saring seremonya ng pagligo at pagpapahid ng langis ay isinasagawa pa rin gaya ng dati. Anumang mga tuntunin ng mabuting asal na itinakda ng mga pantas sa daigdig ng mga diyos at ng mga tao—lahat ng iyon ay patuloy na sinusunod sa tahanan ng marangal ang loob na Haring Nahusha. Kung ang gayong matuwid na gawi ay naroroon sa isang bahay, O pinakamainam sa mga hari, ang mga maybahay ay uunlad sa lahat ng paraan; at sa pamamagitan ng pag-aalay ng insenso, ng mga ilawan, at ng mapitagang pagpupugay sa mga diyos, lalo pang dumarami ang kasaganaan at tagumpay ng mga namumuhay sa dharma ng tahanan.”

तेthey/those
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चेत्if
चेत्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचेत्
भवन्तिare / come to be
भवन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
राजेन्द्रO king of kings
राजेन्द्र:
TypeNoun
Rootराजेन्द्र
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
ऋद्ध्यन्तेprosper / flourish
ऋद्ध्यन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootऋध्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Atmanepada
गृहमेधिनःhouseholders
गृहमेधिनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगृहमेधिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
धूपप्रदानैःby offerings of incense
धूपप्रदानैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootधूपप्रदान
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
दीपैःby lamps (lamp-offerings)
दीपैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootदीप
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
नमस्कारैःby salutations
नमस्कारैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootनमस्कार
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
तथाthus / likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed / just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
D
Devarāja Nahuṣa
R
Rājendra (Yudhiṣṭhira, implied addressee)
D
Devaloka
M
Manuṣyaloka
D
Dīpa (lamp)
D
Dhūpa (incense)
B
Bali (offering)

Educational Q&A

Bhishma teaches that a householder’s steady observance of sadācāra—charity (especially food-giving), regular worship through lamps and incense, offerings (bali), and purificatory rites—leads to ṛddhi (flourishing) and overall uplift. Prosperity is presented as the ethical fruit of disciplined domestic dharma rather than mere accumulation.

Bhishma, instructing Yudhiṣṭhira, cites the exemplary household of King Nahusha, where learnedly approved customs in both divine and human spheres were continuously practiced. He then generalizes the point: when such practices are maintained in a home, householders prosper, and devotional acts like incense, lamps, and salutations further increase their well-being.