Shloka 36
प्रतिग्रहभेदः — The Distinction between Giving and Accepting
Vṛṣādarbhī–Saptarṣi Dialogue
गणित: पज्चवीर्यश्रु आदित्यो रश्मिवांस्तथा । सप्तकृत् सोमवर्चाश्च विश्वकृत् कविरेव च
gaṇitaḥ pañcavīryaśru ādityo raśmivāṁs tathā | saptakṛt somavarcāś ca viśvakṛt kavir eva ca ||
قال بهيشما: «يُدعى غَنيتا (Gaṇita)؛ ويُدعى أيضًا بانچَڤيرْيَشرو (Pañcavīryaśru)؛ وهو آديتيا (Āditya) المتلألئ، وراشميفان (Raśmivān) “ذو الأشعة”. ويُعرَف كذلك باسم سبتكرت (Saptakṛt)، وسومڤرتشا (Somavarcā) “ذو البهاء القمري”، وفيشڤكرت (Viśvakṛt) “صانع الكلّ”، وكَڤي (Kavi) “الحكيم الرائي”.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models devotional and ethical remembrance through nāma-saṅkīrtana: enumerating divine epithets that highlight radiance, creative power, and wisdom, encouraging reverence for the cosmic source that upholds order (dharma).
In Bhīṣma’s instruction, he recites a sequence of honorific names/epithets—solar, lunar, creative, and sage-like—functioning as a litany of praise within his broader discourse on righteous conduct and sacred observances.