Shloka 15
अहिंसयित्वा ब्रह्महत्याविधानम् / Brahmahatyā incurred without physical violence
भीष्म उवाच इत्युक्त्वा ते जग्मुराशु चत्वारोडमिततेजस: । पृथिवी काश्यपो<ग्निश्च प्रकृष्टायुश्व भार्गव:
bhīṣma uvāca | ity uktvā te jagmur āśu catvāro 'mitatejasaḥ | pṛthivī kāśyapo 'gniś ca prakṛṣṭāyuś ca bhārgavaḥ ||
Bhishma disse: “Tendo assim exposto o seu parecer, aqueles quatro seres de fulgor incomensurável partiram de imediato — a Terra, Kashyapa, Agni e o Bhargava de vida excepcionalmente longa (Markandeya).”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic mode of discourse: after presenting a reasoned conclusion, the wise withdraw rather than prolong debate. Their departure signals that the instruction has been delivered and should now be contemplated and applied.
Bhishma reports to Yudhishthira that four illustrious beings—Earth, Kashyapa, Agni, and the long-lived Bhargava (Markandeya)—having expressed their opinion, promptly depart.