Shloka 7
Adhyāya 179 — Bharadvāja’s Reductionist Inquiry into Jīva and Pañcabhūta Dissolution
पिड़ला कुरर: सर्प: सारड्डान्वेषणं वने । इषुकार: कुमारी च षडेते गुरवो मम,पिंगला, कुरर पक्षी, सर्प, वनमें सारंगका अन्वेषण, बाण बनानेवाला और कुमारी कन्या--ये छः मेरे गुरु हैं
piṅgalā kuraraḥ sarpaḥ sāraṅgānveṣaṇaṁ vane | iṣukāraḥ kumārī ca ṣaḍ ete guravo mama ||
Bodhya said: “Pingalā, the kurara bird, the serpent, the search for the sāraṅga in the forest, the arrow-maker, and the maiden—these six are my teachers.”
बोध्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wisdom can be gained from observing even ordinary creatures and everyday situations; each ‘teacher’ embodies a practical lesson—especially about desire, fear, attention, and detachment—relevant to living dharmically.
Bodhyā lists six exemplars she has learned from—Piṅgalā, a kurara bird, a snake, a forest episode involving searching for a sāraṅga, an arrow-maker, and a maiden—setting up a sequence of illustrative stories or lessons drawn from them.