Shloka 46
अग्नीषोमोत्पत्तिः
Agni–Soma Origin and the Brahmāgnīṣomīya Doctrine
यस्मिन् पारिप्लवा दिव्या वहन्त्यापो विहायसा । पुण्यं चाकाशगज़जायास्तोयं विष्टभ्य तिष्ठति
yasmin pāriplavā divyā vahanty āpo vihāyasā | puṇyaṃ cākāśagaṅgāyās toyaṃ viṣṭabhya tiṣṭhati |
Bhishma beschreibt eine besondere, sieghafte Gestalt des Windprinzips: „jene Stütze im Himmel, durch die göttliche Wasser in der Höhe dahinströmen, und durch die das heilige Wasser der himmlischen Ganga getragen und an seinem Ort gehalten wird. So zeigt sich: Die kosmische Ordnung ruht auf feinen, unsichtbaren, doch vom Dharma gelenkten Kräften.“
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that the cosmos is sustained by subtle, orderly supports: divine waters and sacred celestial streams remain in their courses because a specific wind-principle upholds them. Ethically, it reinforces the Shanti Parva theme that stability and flourishing depend on unseen but lawful (dharmic) structures of support.
Bhishma is enumerating and characterizing types of wind (vāyu) and their cosmic functions. Here he points to the wind that supports the heavenly waters and the celestial Ganga, describing its role as a sustaining force in the sky.