Mahabharata — Shanti Parva, Shloka 14
योग–सांख्यसमन्वयः, रथोपमा, व्यक्त–अव्यक्तविवेकः
Yoga–Sāṃkhya Synthesis, Chariot Allegory, and the Vyakta–Avyakta Distinction
वह प्रभापुञज्ज भगवान् विष्णुका एक विमान था, जो अपनी दिव्य प्रभासे तीनों लोकोंको प्रकाशित करता हुआ अनुपम जान पड़ता था। सूर्य और गरुड़ जिस आकाशशभमार्गसे चलते हैं, उसीपर वह भी चल रहा था ।।
tad vibhāpuñjaṃ bhagavad-viṣṇoḥ ekaṃ vimānaṃ divya-prabhayā trīṃl lokān prakāśayad anupamaṃ babhūva; sūrya-garuḍau yasmād ākāśa-śubhra-mārgād gacchataḥ, tasmād eva tad api gacchati. tatra abhirūpa-śobhābhiḥ apsarobhiḥ puraskṛtāṃ bṛhatīm aṃśumat-prakhyāṃ bṛhad-dhānor iva arcīṣāṃ padma-dala-sthāṃ sākṣāt padmāṃ lakṣmīṃ dadṛśatuḥ; tasyā ābharaṇāni nakṣatrāṇīva bhānti, muktā-maṇi-hārāś ca kaṇṭha-deśa-śriyaṃ vardhayanti.
毗湿摩说道：只见一乘天界飞车，属于具福德的毗湿奴尊神——那是一团无与伦比的光辉，以其神圣的光耀，仿佛照亮三界。它沿着天空中那条灿然的光路行进，正是太阳与迦楼罗所行之道。于那车中，二人看见了吉祥天女拉克什米本身——名为莲华（Padmā）——端坐在莲瓣之上，前有无数绝艳的阿普萨罗侍立引导、环绕奉事。她仪容宏伟，光耀如万道金辉的太阳，炽烈如火焰之舌。她的饰物闪烁如群星，珠玉般的项链更增其颈项与胸前之美。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage emphasizes the overwhelming, world-illumining majesty of the divine and the auspicious presence of Lakshmi: true sovereignty and prosperity are portrayed as inseparable from divine radiance, order, and reverence, not merely from worldly power.
Bhishma describes a celestial chariot of Vishnu moving along the sky-path of Surya and Garuda; within it, Lakshmi (Padma) is seen seated on a lotus and honored by apsaras, her brilliance and ornaments depicted through vivid cosmic similes.