Shloka 27
Adhyāya 180: Jīva, Śarīra, and the Fire Analogy (भृगु–भरद्वाज संवादः)
अनियतफलभक्ष्यभोज्यपेयं विधिपरिणामविभक्तदेशकालम् | हृदयसुखमसेवितं कदर्य- ब्रीतमिदमाजगरं शुचिश्नचरामि
bhīṣma uvāca | aniyata-phalabhakṣya-bhojya-peyaṁ vidhi-pariṇāma-vibhakta-deśa-kālam | hṛdaya-sukham asevitaṁ kadarya-vrītam idaṁ ājagaraṁ śuciśn carāmi |
Bhishma dit : « Ce vœu “à la façon du python” réjouit mon cœur. Il n’y a là nulle organisation fixe pour les fruits, la nourriture, les mets ou la boisson ; ce qui vient sans être appelé, cela seul fait vivre. Selon la maturation du destin, le lieu et le temps sont départagés. Les hommes bas, avides des objets des sens, ne s’y engagent pas ; moi, je pratique ce vœu dans la pureté. »
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Cultivate contentment and non-greed by accepting whatever comes without scheming for specific pleasures; live with purity and restraint, recognizing that circumstances of place and time unfold according to the maturation of destiny (karma).
Bhishma explains and praises the ājagara-vrata—an ascetic discipline likened to a python that remains still and lives on what arrives—stating that it is not followed by sense-driven people, while he himself observes it with inner purity.