Shloka 11
Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa
Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results
सनातनो हि संकल्प: काम इत्यभिधीयते । रुद्रस्य तेज: प्रस्कन्नमग्नी निपतितं च यत्
sanātano hi saṅkalpaḥ kāma ity abhidhīyate | rudrasya tejaḥ praskannam agnau nipatitaṃ ca yat,
ビーシュマは言った。「意志のうちにある永遠の衝動は、カーマ（欲）と呼ばれる。ルドラの燃えさかるテージャス（威光）がこぼれ落ちてアグニへと落ちたとき、アグニはそれを受け取り、保持した。（やがて神々は、その第二の火にも似た大いなる光輝をガンガーに据え、幼子として生まれさせる。その子こそ、神々の敵を滅ぼす因となる。）」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames kāma (desire) as an ancient, enduring saṅkalpa—an initiating impulse that can set vast consequences in motion. Ethically, it suggests that desire is not merely personal craving but a powerful causal force that must be understood and governed within dharma.
Bhīṣma explains a mythic sequence: Rudra’s tejas (fiery potency) is emitted and falls into Agni, who receives it. This energy will later be transferred to the Gaṅgā and born as a child-warrior who becomes instrumental in destroying the enemies of the gods (a reference to the birth-motif of Skanda/Kārttikeya).