Shloka 1
ऑपन-माज बक। -ज:डिेि पज्चषष्ट्याधिेकात्रेशततमो< ध्याय: नागराजसे विदा ले ब्राह्मणका 0 38 निसे उज्छवृत्तिकी दीक्षा लेकर साधनपरायण होना और इस कथाकी परम्पराका वर्णन भीष्म उवाच सचामन्त्र्योरगश्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मण: कृतनिश्चय: । दीक्षाकाडुक्षी तदा राजंश्ष्यवनं भार्गव श्रित:
bhīṣma uvāca | saṃmantryoragaśreṣṭhaḥ brāhmaṇaḥ kṛtaniścayaḥ | dīkṣām ucchvṛttikīṃ tadā rājann cyavanaṃ bhārgavaṃ śritaḥ ||
Bhishma berkata: “Wahai Raja (Yudhishthira), setelah berbincang dan memperoleh persetujuan daripada yang terunggul antara para naga, Brahmana itu—teguh pada azamnya—lalu mencari resi Cyavana daripada keturunan Bhargava, untuk menerima upacara inisiasi (dīkṣā) ke dalam laku tapa hidup dengan memungut sisa-sisa yang tertinggal (ucchvṛttikā/uñchavṛtti).”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic resolve and disciplined livelihood: a seeker should adopt a rigorous, non-exploitative mode of living (ucchvṛttikā—subsisting on what comes without demand) and approach a qualified sage for proper initiation, showing humility, restraint, and commitment to ethical practice.
Bhishma narrates that, after obtaining the consent of the serpent-king, a determined Brahmin goes to the sage Cyavana (of the Bhṛgu line) to receive initiation into the vow/discipline of ucchvṛttikā, indicating the start of a formal ascetic undertaking under authoritative guidance.