Shloka 7
Ācāra-vidhi (Rules of Conduct) — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Normative Catalogue
प्रयत्ने कर्मणि बले य एकस्त्रिषु वर्तते । उदान इति त॑ प्राहुरध्यात्मविदुषो जना:,जिस एक ही वायुकी प्रयत्न, कर्म और बल तीनोंमें प्रवृत्ति होती है, उसे अध्यात्मतत्त्वके जाननेवाले पुरुषोंने उदान कहा है
prayatne karmaṇi bale ya ekas triṣu vartate | udāna iti taṁ prāhur adhyātmaviduṣo janāḥ ||
Bharadvāja berkata: “Satu hembusan hayat yang berfungsi dalam tiga ranah—usaha, perbuatan, dan kekuatan—itulah yang disebut Udāna oleh mereka yang mengetahui kebenaran tentang Diri. Maka disiplin batin dan daya jasmani difahami sebagai pancaran satu tenaga hayat yang halus, apabila dikenali dengan tepat.”
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse identifies Udāna as the single vital force that manifests as effort, action, and strength—teaching that bodily capacities and disciplined striving are rooted in a subtle inner principle understood by adhyātma-knowers.
In the Śānti Parva’s instructional discourse, Bharadvāja explains a point of adhyātma (inner doctrine) by defining Udāna among the vital winds, describing its functional presence in human exertion and power.