क्षीरस्रवा वै सरितो गिरीश्व सर्पिस्तथा विमलं चापि तोयम् । वैवस्वतस्यानुमतांश्न देशा- नदृष्टपूर्वान् सुबहूनपश्यम्
kṣīrasravā vai sarito girīśva sarpistathā vimalaṃ cāpi toyam | vaivasvatasya anumataṃś ca deśān adṛṣṭapūrvān subahūn apaśyam ||
Wika ni Bhishma: “Nakita ko ang mga ilog na umaagos ng gatas, ang mga bundok, at maging ang ghee at tubig na dalisay at walang dungis. At sa pahintulot ni Vaivasvata (Yama), nakita ko ang maraming lupain na hindi ko pa kailanman nasilayan.”
भीष्म उवाच
The verse underscores that higher realms and extraordinary experiences are accessed under cosmic order and moral governance—here symbolized by Yama’s permission—implying that vision of such regions is not random but connected to dharma and sanctioned authority.
Bhishma narrates a visionary journey in which he witnesses wondrous landscapes—milk-flowing rivers, mountains, ghee, and pure waters—and states that, with Yama’s consent, he was shown many previously unseen regions.