Shloka 9
शुकस्य मिथिलागमनम् (Śukasya Mithilāgamanam) — Śuka’s Journey to Mithilā and the Courtly Test
तमप्रमेयो&तिबलं ज्वलमानं विभावसुम् | ऊष्माणं सर्वभूतानां सप्तार्चिषमथाञज्जसा
tam aprameyo ’tibalaṁ jvalamānaṁ vibhāvasum | ūṣmāṇaṁ sarvabhūtānāṁ saptārciṣam athāñjasā ||
ଯାଜ୍ଞବଲ୍କ୍ୟ କହିଲେ— ସେ ଅପ୍ରମେୟ, ଅତିବଳବାନ, ଜ୍ୱଳମାନ ଅଗ୍ନି— ବିଭାବସୁ— ଯିଏ ସମସ୍ତ ଭୂତଙ୍କର ଉଷ୍ମା ଏବଂ ସପ୍ତ ଜ୍ୱାଲାଜିହ୍ୱାରେ ଯୁକ୍ତ, ତାହାକୁ ମହାବଳବାନ ବାୟୁ ଶୀଘ୍ର ଗ୍ରସି ନେଇଥାଏ। ପରେ ବାୟୁ ଅଷ୍ଟରୂପେ ପ୍ରକଟ ହୋଇ ଉପରେ, ତଳେ ଓ ମଧ୍ୟରେ— ସବୁଦିଗରେ ପ୍ରବାହିତ ହୁଏ।
याज़्वल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the most powerful and luminous forces (like Fire) are not ultimate; they are governed and transformed within a larger cosmic order. The ethical implication is humility: do not cling to power, brilliance, or sensory force as final—seek the higher principle that transcends measurable phenomena.
Yājñavalkya describes a cosmic process in which blazing Fire (Agni/Vibhāvasu), characterized as the heat within all beings and possessing seven flames, is swiftly absorbed/overpowered by Wind (Vāyu), which then spreads in all directions in its multiple forms.