Shloka 28
Adhyātma–Adhibhūta–Adhidaivata Correspondences and the Triguṇa Lakṣaṇas (Śānti-parva 301)
सप्त वातांस्तथा ज्ञात्वा सप्तधा विहितान् पुनः । प्रजापतीनृषींश्रैव मार्गाश्वेव बहून् वरान्
sapta vātāṁs tathā jñātvā saptadhā vihitān punaḥ | prajāpātīn ṛṣīṁś caiva mārgāṁś caiva bahūn varān ||
Bhīṣma dit : « Ayant compris les sept souffles vitaux, et de nouveau leur agencement au septuple, il faut aussi connaître les nombreux Prajāpati, les rishi, et les innombrables voies excellentes (menant à la délivrance). »
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma emphasizes comprehensive spiritual understanding: one should know the structure of the vital airs (vāyus/prāṇas) and, along with that inner physiology of yoga, also understand the cosmological and scriptural authorities (Prajāpatis and Ṛṣis) and the many excellent paths that lead toward liberation.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues his didactic discourse to Yudhiṣṭhira, shifting into a knowledge-oriented (jñāna/yoga) register: he lists what a seeker should learn—subtle bodily principles (vital airs) and the broader map of sacred lineages and liberating disciplines.