Shloka 9
शुकस्य मिथिलागमनम् (Śukasya Mithilāgamanam) — Śuka’s Journey to Mithilā and the Courtly Test
तमप्रमेयो&तिबलं ज्वलमानं विभावसुम् | ऊष्माणं सर्वभूतानां सप्तार्चिषमथाञज्जसा,सम्पूर्ण भूतोंको गर्मी पहुँचानेवाली तथा अत्यन्त प्रबल वेगसे जलती हुई उस सात ज्वालाओंसे युक्त अताको बलवान् वायुदेव अपने आठ रूपोंमें प्रकट होकर निगल जाते हैं और ऊपर-नीचे तथा बीचमें सब ओर प्रवाहित होने लगते हैं
tam aprameyo ’tibalaṁ jvalamānaṁ vibhāvasum | ūṣmāṇaṁ sarvabhūtānāṁ saptārciṣam athāñjasā ||
Yājñavalkya dijo: «Ese Fuego—Vibhāvasu—inconmensurable, de poder extremado y fulgor abrasador, que es el calor mismo de todos los seres y está dotado de siete lenguas de llama, es prontamente absorbido y devorado por el Viento poderoso; y éste, manifestándose en sus ocho formas, comienza a correr por doquier—arriba, abajo y en medio—extendiendo su curso en todas las direcciones.»
याज़्वल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the most powerful and luminous forces (like Fire) are not ultimate; they are governed and transformed within a larger cosmic order. The ethical implication is humility: do not cling to power, brilliance, or sensory force as final—seek the higher principle that transcends measurable phenomena.
Yājñavalkya describes a cosmic process in which blazing Fire (Agni/Vibhāvasu), characterized as the heat within all beings and possessing seven flames, is swiftly absorbed/overpowered by Wind (Vāyu), which then spreads in all directions in its multiple forms.