Shloka 2
Adhyāya 180: Jīva, Śarīra, and the Fire Analogy (भृगु–भरद्वाज संवादः)
भीष्म उवाच अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । प्रह्मादस्यथ च संवादं मुनेराजगरस्य च
bhīṣma uvāca | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṁ purātanam | prahlādasya tathā ca saṁvādaṁ muner ajagarasya ca ||
भीष्म म्हणाले—राजन्! या विषयातही एक प्राचीन इतिहासाचा दृष्टांत सांगितला जातो—प्रह्लाद आणि आजगर-वृत्तीने राहणाऱ्या एका मुनीचा संवाद.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma introduces a traditional exemplum: ethical instruction will be conveyed through an old dialogue, highlighting the value of contentment and non-striving (ajagara-vṛtti) as a dharmic stance in certain contexts.
Bhishma tells the king that, to explain the present topic, he will cite an ancient story—specifically a conversation between Prahlada and a sage characterized by the ‘python-like’ mode of living.