Shloka 4
Vāc–Manas Saṃvāda: Prāṇa-Apāna and the Primacy Debate (वाक्–मनस् संवादः)
दिशो वायू रविश्वन्द्र: पृथ्व्यग्नी विष्णुरेव च । इन्द्र: प्रजापतिर्मित्रमग्नयो दश भामिनि,भामिनि! दिशा, वायु, सूर्य, चन्द्रमा, पृथ्वी, अग्नि, विष्णु, इन्द्र, प्रजापति और मित्र--ये दस देवता अनिनि हैं
diśo vāyū raviś candrāḥ pṛthvīr agnī viṣṇur eva ca | indraḥ prajāpatiḥ mitram agnayo daśa bhāmini ||
Wika ng Brahmin: “O marangal at magandang ginang, ito ang sampung banal na saksi—ang mga Direksiyon, ang Hangin, ang Araw, ang Buwan, ang Daigdig, ang Apoy, si Viṣṇu, si Indra, si Prajāpati, at si Mitra.” Sa diwang etikal, ipinapaalala ng taludtod na ito na ang gawa ng tao’y hindi kailanman tunay na natatago: ang sansinukob mismo—ang mga kapangyarihan at mga tagapagbantay nito—ang tumatayong saksi, humihimok sa katotohanan, pagpipigil, at pananagutan.
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
That moral responsibility is inescapable: the world’s sustaining powers—directions, celestial bodies, elemental forces, and major deities—are invoked as ever-present witnesses, encouraging truth, fidelity to vows, and self-restraint even when no human observer is present.
A Brahmin addresses a woman (“bhāmini”) and enumerates ten deities/forces as witnesses. The list functions as a solemn reminder within the dialogue that actions and promises are observed by the cosmic order and its guardians.