Shloka 7
सांख्ययोगभेदः तथा योगबलोपदेशः
Sāṃkhya–Yoga Distinction and Instruction on Yogic Strength
एष भार्गवदायादो मुनिर्मान्यो दृढव्रत: । सुराणां विप्रियकरो निमित्ते कारणात्मके
eṣa bhārgavadāyādo munirmānyo dṛḍhavrataḥ | surāṇāṃ vipriyakaro nimitte kāraṇātmake ||
Bhīṣma dit : «Ce sage, descendant de Bhṛgu, est digne d’honneur et ferme dans ses vœux. Pourtant, par une circonstance particulière—un événement devenu la cause même—il se tourna vers des actes contraires au vouloir des dieux, et leur devint déplaisant.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a venerable, vow-observing sage can come into conflict with the gods when circumstances become causally decisive; the verse highlights how ethical and cosmic relationships may shift due to specific causes (nimitta) rather than mere character alone.
Bhīṣma introduces a Bhārgava sage—honored and firm in vows—who, because of a particular triggering cause, became displeasing to the gods and opposed to them, setting up an explanation of why that conflict arose.