Shloka 10
Śrī–Indra–Bali Saṃvāda: The Departure and Fourfold Placement of Lakṣmī
आसुरे: प्रथमं शिष्यं यमाहुश्चिरजीविनम् । पजञ्चस्रोतसि य: सत्रमास्ते वर्षमहस्रिकम्,उन्हें आसुरि मुनिका प्रथम शिष्य और चिरंजीवी बताया जाता है। उन्होंने एक हजार वर्षोतक मानस यज्ञका अनुष्ठान किया था
āsureḥ prathamaṃ śiṣyaṃ yam āhuś cirajīvinam | pañca-srotasi yaḥ satram āste varṣa-sahasrikam ||
Bhīṣma berkata: “Mereka menggambarkannya sebagai murid pertama resi Āsuri dan sebagai seorang yang berumur panjang. Di Pañcasrotas, dia menjalankan satu sesi korban suci (satra) yang berterusan selama seribu tahun.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the authority of a teacher–disciple lineage and the moral-spiritual weight of sustained Vedic discipline: long, continuous sacrificial observance is presented as a marker of extraordinary commitment and accumulated merit.
Bhīṣma is describing a revered figure by identifying him through his lineage (as Āsuri’s first disciple), his exceptional lifespan, and his famed performance of a thousand-year satra at Pañcasrotas.