Shloka 15
दान-धर्म-आश्रमविधानम्
Dana, Dharma, and the Four Āśramas
अग्नि: पवनसंयुक्तः खं समाक्षिपते जलम् | सोडग्निमारुतसंयोगाद् घनत्वमुपपद्यते,“वायुका संयोग पाकर अग्नि जलको आकाशमें उछालने लगी; फिर वही जल अग्नि और वायुके संयोगसे घनीभूत हो गया
agniḥ pavanasaṃyuktaḥ khaṃ samākṣipate jalam | so 'gnimārutasaṃyogād ghanatvam upapadyate |
Bharadvāja erläutert einen Naturvorgang, um die Kausalität zu veranschaulichen: Wenn das Feuer, mit dem Wind vereint, das Wasser in den Himmel schleudert, dann verdichtet sich eben dieses Wasser—durch die Verbindung von Feuer und Wind—und wird zu einer dichten Masse.
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
That phenomena arise from definite causes and combinations (saṃyoga). Recognizing orderly causation—here shown through elemental interaction—supports right understanding and steadiness in ethical decision-making.
Bharadvāja describes how fire aided by wind propels water into the sky, and how that water, influenced again by fire and wind, becomes dense/condensed—an illustrative account of elemental processes used for instruction.