Shloka 51
अग्नीषोमोत्पत्तिः
Agni–Soma Origin and the Brahmāgnīṣomīya Doctrine
यं समासाद्य वेगेन दिशो<न्तं प्रतिपेदिरे । दक्षस्य दशपुत्राणां सहस्राणि प्रजापते:
yaṁ samāsādya vegena diśo 'ntaṁ pratipedire | dakṣasya daśa-putrāṇāṁ sahasrāṇi prajāpateḥ ||
Bhīṣma berkata: “Dengan mencapai (arus tertinggi) itu dengan kelajuan yang tidak dapat ditahan, ribuan daripada sepuluh putera Prajapati Daksha telah sampai ke batas paling jauh segala arah.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse points to a transcendent ‘current’ or principle—described in the surrounding passage as a supreme wind (vayu)—whose reach is beyond ordinary worldly movement. It frames liberation-oriented contemplation as connected with a subtle cosmic pathway that even vast progenies can traverse, emphasizing the metaphysical scale of yogic and cosmic processes.
Bhishma, in his instruction during the Shanti Parva, cites a cosmological example: the multitude associated with Daksha’s ten sons, upon reaching that powerful principle, are said to have gone to the extremities of all directions. The example supports a broader explanation (in the surrounding text) about subtle winds, the path of prana, and the irreversible passage associated with death and liberation.