Shloka 23
कीर्तिलिक्ष्मीर्धतिश्वैव स्वर्गमार्गस्तथैव च । यत्रैष संस्थितस्तत्र देवो विष्णुस्त्रिविक्रम:,ये त्रिविक्रम विष्णुदेव जहाँ विद्यमान हैं, वहीं कीर्ति, लक्ष्मी, धृति तथा स्वर्गका मार्ग है
kīrti-lakṣmīr dhṛtiś caiva svarga-mārgaḥ tathaiva ca | yatraiṣa saṃsthitas tatra devo viṣṇus trivikramaḥ ||
Bhīṣma nói: “Ở nơi nào đức Viṣṇu, bậc Trivikrama, hiện diện vững bền, nơi ấy cũng ngự trị danh tiếng và phú quý, sự kiên định của tâm, và chính con đường dẫn đến cõi trời.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that where Viṣṇu is truly established—externally through worship and internally through dharmic alignment—there naturally arise auspicious outcomes: honorable reputation (kīrti), prosperity (lakṣmī), inner resolve (dhṛti), and a righteous course leading to heavenly merit (svarga-mārga).
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and religious merit. Here he praises Viṣṇu (as Trivikrama), asserting that the Lord’s presence is the locus of auspicious virtues and the right path, reinforcing devotion as a support for ethical life.