Shloka 77
Chapter 2: Sudarśana Upākhyāna — Atithi-Dharma and the Conquest of Mṛtyu
Gṛhastha-Vrata
उटजात् तु ततस्तस्मान्निश्लक्राम स वै द्विज: । वपुषा द्यां च भूमिं च व्याप्य वायुरिवोद्यत:
uṭajāt tu tataḥ tasmān niṣkrāma sa vai dvijaḥ | vapuṣā dyāṃ ca bhūmiṃ ca vyāpya vāyur ivodyataḥ ||
তারপর সেই ব্রাহ্মণ আশ্রম-কুটির থেকে বাইরে বেরিয়ে এলেন। তিনি দেহ বিস্তার করে, গতিশীল বায়ুর ন্যায়, পৃথিবী ও আকাশ—উভয়কে পরিব্যাপ্ত করে স্থিত হলেন।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the idea that disciplined dharma and tapas can confer extraordinary presence and capability; the wind-like pervasion symbolizes inner mastery expressed outwardly as spiritual potency.
A brahmin leaves his hermitage hut and, by expanding his form, appears to fill earth and sky—an evocative description indicating a supernatural or yogic manifestation.