Shloka 55
अग्नीषोमोत्पत्तिः
Agni–Soma Origin and the Brahmāgnīṣomīya Doctrine
विष्णोर्नि:श्वासवातो5यं यदा वेगसमीरित: । सहसोदीर्यते तात जगत् प्रव्यथते तदा,“तात! यह भगवान् विष्णुका नि:श्वास है। जब कभी सहसा वह नि:श्वास वेगसे निकल पड़ता है, उस समय यह सारा जगत् व्यथित हो उठता है
viṣṇor niḥśvāsavāto ’yaṃ yadā vegasamīritaḥ | sahasodīryate tāta jagat pravyathate tadā ||
Bhishma sprach: „Mein Kind, dies ist der Wind aus dem Ausatmen des Herrn Vishnu selbst. Wann immer jener Atem plötzlich mit Macht hervorbricht, wird die ganze Welt erschüttert und in Not versetzt.“
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse stresses the overwhelming sovereignty of the divine: even what seems like a natural force is portrayed as Viṣṇu’s breath, reminding the listener that the cosmos depends on and is moved by a higher power.
Bhīṣma, in instruction during Śānti Parva, explains to his listener that a mighty wind (or cosmic disturbance) is to be understood as arising from Viṣṇu’s exhalation; when it suddenly intensifies, the entire world becomes agitated.