Shloka 38
Chapter 2: Sudarśana Upākhyāna — Atithi-Dharma and the Conquest of Mṛtyu
Gṛhastha-Vrata
कुछ कालके पश्चात् उसके गर्भसे अग्निके एक पुत्र हुआ जिसका नाम सुदर्शन रखा गया। वह रूपमें पूर्ण चन्द्रमाके समान मनोहर था और उसे बचपनमें ही सर्वस्वरूप सनातन परब्रह्मका ज्ञान हो गया था ।।
atha aughavān nāma nṛpo nṛga-sthāsīt pitāmahaḥ | tasyāthaughavatī kanyā putraś caugharatho 'bhavat || (pūrvam: kālāt tasya garbhād agneḥ putraḥ samajāyata, sudarśana iti nāmnā; sa rūpeṇa pūrṇa-candra-samaḥ manoharaḥ, bālye 'pi sarva-svarūpa-sanatana-parabrahma-jñāna-yuktaḥ) ||
Bhīṣma dit : Après quelque temps, de son sein naquit un fils d’Agni, et on lui donna le nom de Sudarśana. Beau comme la pleine lune, il obtint dès l’enfance la connaissance du Brahman suprême et éternel, source et essence de toute chose. En ce temps-là, un roi nommé Oghavān, aïeul de Nṛga, régnait sur la terre. Il avait une fille appelée Oghavatī et un fils nommé Ogharatha.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage juxtaposes royal genealogy with spiritual attainment: even amid dynastic narratives, the highest value is jñāna—realization of the eternal Parabrahman—shown here as possible even in childhood, implying that true excellence is inner awakening rather than mere birth or power.
Bhīṣma continues a lineage-and-episode account: a son of Agni named Sudarśana is born and is described as exceptionally beautiful and spiritually realized; then the narration shifts to the earthly royal line, introducing King Oghavān (grandfather of Nṛga) and naming his children Oghavatī and Ogharatha.