Shloka 7
Chapter 85: Suvarṇasya Janma ca Pradāna-Phalam
The Origin of Gold and the Merit of Gifting
मयाभिपणन्ना देवाश्ष मोदन्ते शाश्व॒ती: समा: । इन्द्रो विवस्वान् सोमश्न विष्णुरापोडग्निरेव च
mayābhipaṇṇā devāś ca modante śāśvatīḥ samāḥ | indro vivasvān somaś ca viṣṇur āpo 'gnir eva ca ||
毗湿摩说道：“诸天依止于我，便在无尽岁月中欢喜安乐。因陀罗、毗婆斯梵（日神）、苏摩（月神）、毗湿奴、水之诸神，以及阿耆尼（火神）——他们全都因安住在我的护佑之下，而恒常享受福乐。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the power of refuge and protection: when beings—here even the gods—abide under a rightful support, they flourish and remain joyful. It highlights a dharmic ideal of sustaining others and being a dependable shelter.
Bhishma is speaking in the Anushasana Parva and, in a laudatory context, declares that major deities (Indra, Sun, Moon, Vishnu, Waters, Agni) prosper because they dwell under his shelter—asserting his role as a sustaining support within the discourse.