Shloka 96
परमर्षिमहायोगी अरणीगर्भसम्भव: । अरणीके साथ-साथ शुक्रका भी मन्थन होनेसे महातपस्वी तथा महायोगी परम ऋषि शुकदेवजीका जन्म हो गया। वे अरणीके ही गर्भसे प्रकट हुए
paramarṣi-mahāyogī araṇī-garbha-sambhavaḥ |
भीष्म उवाच— परमर्षिर्महायोगी अरणीगर्भसम्भवः। अरणीमन्थनेनैव (शुक्रसहितेन) जातः शुकदेवो महातपाः।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that true spiritual stature can be portrayed as arising from tapas and yogic power rather than conventional birth—Śukadeva is presented as ‘born from the araṇī,’ symbolizing a life rooted in ascetic discipline and inner realization.
Bhīṣma describes the extraordinary origin of the sage Śukadeva: through the churning of the araṇī (fire-drill), he is said to have manifested as a great ascetic and yogin, with Śukra also mentioned as being produced ‘alongside’ in that churning.