Shloka 18
Śrī-nivāsa: Traits and Conditions for the Abode of Prosperity (श्री-निवासः)
यस्मिज्जनो हव्यभुजं जुहोति गोब्राह्मणं चार्चति देवताश्च । काले च पुष्पैर्बलय: क्रियन्ते तस्मिन् गृहे नित्यमुपैमि वासम्
yasmin jano havyabhujaṁ juhoti gobrāhmaṇaṁ cārcati devatāś ca | kāle ca puṣpair balayaḥ kriyante tasmin gṛhe nityam upaimi vāsam ||
Wika ni Bhishma: “Sa bahay na palagiang naghahandog ng oblation sa banal na apoy, gumagalang sa baka at sa brāhmaṇa at sumasamba sa mga diyos, at sa takdang panahon ay nagsasagawa ng mga handog at nag-aalay ng mga bulaklak—sa bahay na iyon ako’y patuloy na dumarating upang manahan.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Auspiciousness and well-being abide in a home that sustains daily sacred duty: offerings to Agni, reverence for cows and brāhmaṇas, worship of the gods, and timely ritual offerings. The verse links ethical reverence and disciplined observance with the ‘residence’ of prosperity/fortune.
In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma. Here he describes the kind of household where auspicious presence (often understood as Śrī/Lakṣmī in the broader passage) naturally dwells—one marked by sacrifice, worship, and respect for key pillars of social-religious order.