Shloka 24
Nāmānirukta of Nārāyaṇa (Keśava–Viṣṇu–Vāsudeva) and the Rudra–Nārāyaṇa Unity Theme
तयोरभ्यसतोरेव नानाधर्मप्रवादिनो: । वातो&तिमात्र प्रववी समुद्रानिलवेजित:
tayor abhyasator eva nānā-dharma-pravādinor | vāto ’timātraṃ pravavī samudrānila-vejitaḥ ||
Bhishma dit : Tandis que ce père et ce fils — interprètes de multiples enseignements du dharma — demeuraient absorbés dans l’étude des Veda, un vent d’une violence extrême se leva soudain, poussé par le souffle marin, comme pour troubler la quiétude de leur apprentissage sacré et éprouver la constance de leur discipline.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadiness in dharma and disciplined learning: even when one is engaged in sacred study and moral inquiry, disruptive forces can arise, and the implied ethical ideal is to remain composed and committed rather than be shaken by external turbulence.
A father and son, known for expounding varied teachings on dharma, are practicing/studying (in context, Vedic recitation). At that very time, a powerful storm-wind, stirred by the ocean breeze, begins to blow, setting up a dramatic interruption or test in the story.