Shloka 17
Ākiṃcanya–Tyāga Upadeśa
The Instruction on Non-ownership and Renunciation
सतु विप्र: प्रशान्तश्न स्पृष्ट: पुण्येन वायुना । सुखमासाद्य सुष्वाप भास्करश्लास्तम भ्ययात्
sa tu vipraḥ praśāntaś ca spṛṣṭaḥ puṇyena vāyunā | sukham āsādya suṣvāpa bhāskaraś cāstam abhyayāt ||
पवित्र वाऱ्याच्या स्पर्शाने तो विप्र पूर्ण शांत झाला. सुख व तृप्ती मिळवून तो तेथेच आडवा होऊन झोपला; आणि इकडे सूर्यही अस्ताला गेला.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the movement from disturbance to tranquility: when the mind becomes praśānta (pacified), even a small auspicious influence (a ‘holy breeze’) can restore well-being, leading naturally to rest. Ethically, it suggests that calmness and purity support right discernment and recovery.
Bhishma describes a brahmin who, after being soothed and purified by an auspicious wind, experiences comfort, lies down, and falls asleep; simultaneously, the sun sets—signaling the close of a day and a pause in events.