Shloka 16
Adhyāya 325: Nārada in Śvetadvīpa—Stotra to the Nirguṇa Mahātman
पितुर्वचनमाज्ञाय तमेवार्थ विचिन्तयन् । अध्यानं सो5तिचक्राम खेचर: खे चरज्निव
pitur vacanam ājñāya tam evārthaṁ vicintayan | adhyānaṁ so ’ticakrāma khecaraḥ khe carann iva ||
পিতাৰ আজ্ঞা বুজি আৰু গ্ৰহণ কৰি, তেওঁ কেৱল সেই উদ্দেশ্যটোকেই মনত ধৰি চিন্তা কৰি থাকিল। তেওঁ সমগ্ৰ পথ খোজেৰে অতিক্ৰম কৰিলে—যেনেকৈ আকাশচাৰী পাখি আকাশত অবাধে বিচৰণ কৰে, তেনেকৈ তেওঁ পৃথিৱীত স্থিৰচিত্তে চলি থাকিল।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma expressed as disciplined obedience to a rightful parental command, coupled with single-pointed reflection on one’s purpose. Ethical steadiness is shown not by display, but by sustained, humble effort (walking the whole way) and unwavering focus.
A person, having understood his father’s instruction, sets out and completes the journey on foot while continually contemplating the intended objective. His movement over the earth is compared to a bird’s effortless roaming in the sky, emphasizing freedom of movement joined with inner discipline.