Shloka 46
Śrāddha-Kalpa: Pitṛ-Pūjā and Tithi-Phala (श्राद्धकल्पः पितृपूजा च तिथिफलम्)
अग्नीषोमात्मकमिदं सुवर्ण विद्धि निश्चये
agnīṣomātmakam idaṃ suvarṇa viddhi niścaye
Wika ni Bhishma: “Alamin ninyo nang may ganap na katiyakan na ang gintong ito ay may likas na kalikasan nina Agni at Soma.” Sa aral na ito, ang ginto ay hindi lamang itinuturing na metal, kundi isang sangkap na sagisag na nakaugat sa mga banal na simulain ng kosmos, na humihimok sa nakikinig na igalang ito at pagnilayan nang may pag-unawa, hindi dahil sa kasakiman.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Gold should be understood through a dharmic lens: it is linked to sacred cosmic forces (Agni and Soma), so it deserves respectful, restrained, and purposeful use rather than being treated as an object of mere attachment or exploitation.
In Bhishma’s instruction (Anushasana Parva), he explains the deeper nature of substances relevant to dharma and ritual life; here he characterizes gold as ‘Agni–Soma in essence,’ grounding its value in sacred symbolism.