Shloka 6
योग–सांख्यसमन्वयः, रथोपमा, व्यक्त–अव्यक्तविवेकः
Yoga–Sāṃkhya Synthesis, Chariot Allegory, and the Vyakta–Avyakta Distinction
कदाचित् प्रातरुत्थाय पिस्पक्षु:ः सलिल॑ं शुचि । ध्रुवद्वारभवां गड्ां जगामावततार च,एक दिन वे प्रात:काल उठकर पवित्र जलमें स्नान करनेकी इच्छासे ध्रुवद्वारसे प्रवाहित हुई गंगाजीके तटपर गये और उसके भीतर उतरे
kadācit prātar utthāya pipakṣuḥ salilaṁ śuci | dhruvadvārabhavāṁ gaṅgāṁ jagāmāvatatāra ca ||
Bhishma said: Once, rising early in the morning, he wished to bathe in pure water. He went to the bank of the Gaṅgā that flows from Dhruvadvāra and then descended into it to bathe—an act reflecting the disciplined, purificatory conduct expected in a life ordered by dharma.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic discipline through morning rising and ritual purification—outer cleanliness serving as a support for inner restraint and right conduct.
A person (as recounted by Bhīṣma) rises at dawn, goes to the Gaṅgā said to flow from Dhruvadvāra, and enters the river to bathe.