Shloka 142
Adhyāya 284: Tapas as a Corrective to Household Attachment
Parāśara’s Instruction
सदा चारक्षप्रियो धूर्तो गणाध्यक्षो गणाधिप: । रक्तमाल्याम्बरधरो गिरिशो गिरिकप्रिय:
sadā cārākṣapriyo dhūrto gaṇādhyakṣo gaṇādhipaḥ | raktamālyāmbaradharo giriśo girikpriyaḥ ||
Wika ni Bhīṣma: “Ikaw ay laging mahilig sa sugal ng dice, tuso sa mga paraan, at bantog bilang tagapangasiwa at panginoon ng mga gaṇa (mga pangkat ng mga tagasunod). Nagsusuot Ka ng pulang kasuotan at pulang kuwintas ng mga bulaklak; Ikaw si Girīśa, Panginoon ng mga bundok, at Ikaw ay nalulugod sa mga bundok.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse functions as a devotional identification of Śiva through characteristic epithets and iconographic markers—lordship over the gaṇas, mountain-dwelling, and distinctive attire—emphasizing recognition of the divine through names, attributes, and symbols.
Bhīṣma is describing and praising Śiva by listing well-known titles and traits (gaṇādhyakṣa, gaṇādhipa, giriśa, etc.), presenting a compact stuti-style portrait of the deity within the Śānti Parva discourse.