Shloka 14
Śulka, Kanyā, and Dauhitra-Riktha: Discourse on Bride-Price and Inheritance Rights (शुल्क-कन्या-दौहित्र-रिक्थविचारः)
यस्मिन् देशे तु तान्यासन् पतितानि नभस्तलात् | अम्लानान्यपि तत्रासन् कुसुमान्यपराण्यपि
yasmin deśe tu tāny āsan patitāni nabhastalāt | amlānāny api tatrāsan kusumāny aparāṇy api, rājan |
Bhīṣma nói: “Tâu Đại vương, tại vùng đất nơi những đóa hoa ấy rơi xuống từ trời, còn có vô số bông khác nằm đó nữa—tất cả vẫn tươi mới, không hề héo úa.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights reverence for the guru’s instruction and the ethical value of acting without perverse second-guessing when one has received a rightful command; the unwithering flowers function as an auspicious marker of a sanctified, dharmic locus.
Bhishma describes a particular place where flowers had descended from the sky; upon reaching that spot, many additional blossoms were found lying there, still fresh and unwithered, indicating the special nature of the location.