Shloka 1
अपन क्रात बछ। >> आर: 2 षट्पज्चाशर्दाधेकशततमो< ध्याय: अत्रि और च्यवन ऋषिके प्रभावका वर्णन भीष्म उवाच इत्युक्तस्त्वर्जुनस्तूष्णीम भूद् वायुस्तमब्रवीत् । शृणु मे हैहयश्रेष्ठ कर्मात्रे: सुमहात्मन:
bhīṣma uvāca | ity uktaḥ tv arjunaḥ tūṣṇīm abhūd vāyus tam abravīt | śṛṇu me haihayaśreṣṭha karmātreḥ sumahātmanaḥ ||
Sinabi ni Bhishma: Nang si Kartavīrya Arjuna, bagama’t sinabihan nang gayon, ay nanatiling tahimik at hindi sumagot, muling nagsalita sa kanya ang Diyos ng Hangin: “O pinakamainam sa angkan ng Haihaya, pakinggan mo mula sa akin ang dakilang mga gawa ng marangal na rishi na si Atri.”
भीष्म उवाच
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Silence in the face of instruction prompts renewed guidance: the passage emphasizes receptivity (śravaṇa) to dharmic and rishi-centered exemplars, suggesting that ethical understanding is cultivated by listening to accounts of great souls and their deeds.
After being addressed, Kartavīrya Arjuna remains silent. Vāyu then speaks again, directing him to hear the account of the great deeds of the sage Atri, setting up a new illustrative episode within Bhishma’s discourse.