Shloka 62
ब्राह्मणस्य पूर्वतरा वृत्तिः — The Earlier Ideal Conduct of a Brahmana
River-of-Saṃsāra Metaphor
सर्वे सर्वेषु भूतेषु यथावत् प्रतिपेदिरे । सर्वे दाक्षायणीपुत्रा: प्राजापत्या महाबला:
sarve sarveṣu bhūteṣu yathāvat pratipedire | sarve dākṣāyaṇīputrāḥ prājāpatyā mahābalāḥ |
ಅವರು ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಜೀವಿಗಳ प्रति ಯಥಾವತ್ತಾಗಿ ವರ್ತಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು. ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ದಕ್ಷನ ಪುತ್ರಿಯರಿಂದ ಜನಿಸಿದವರು; ಪ್ರಜಾಪತಿ ಕಶ್ಯಪನ ಮಹಾಬಲಿಷ್ಠ ಸಂತಾನ.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical universality: true dharmic character is shown by behaving appropriately toward all beings, not selectively. Proper conduct (yathāvat) is presented as a defining mark of the noble.
Bhishma is describing a group of beings/lineages by praising their conduct and then identifying their origin: they are born from Daksha’s daughters and are the powerful descendants of Prajapati Kashyapa.