Shloka 16
ततो भिन्त्वैव गगन प्रविष्टो रश्मिमण्डलम् । एकीभूतं च तत् तेज: क्षणेनादित्यतां गतम्
tato bhittvaiva gaganaṁ praviṣṭo raśmimaṇḍalam | ekībhūtaṁ ca tat tejaḥ kṣaṇenādityatāṁ gatam ||
Entonces, como si atravesara el cielo, entró en el orbe de los rayos. En un solo instante, aquel resplandor se hizo uno—fundido en una sola llamarada—y alcanzó el estado del Sol.
नाग उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents an image of instantaneous unification with a higher luminous reality: individuality (a distinct tejas) dissolves into a greater cosmic principle (Āditya). Ethically, it can be read as pointing toward alignment with dharma as cosmic order—moving from separateness to harmony with the universal.
The speaker describes a being who pierces the sky, enters the sphere of solar rays, and in a moment becomes one with that radiance—attaining the very nature of the Sun.