Shloka 15
दान-धर्म-आश्रमविधानम्
Dana, Dharma, and the Four Āśramas
अग्नि: पवनसंयुक्तः खं समाक्षिपते जलम् | सोडग्निमारुतसंयोगाद् घनत्वमुपपद्यते,“वायुका संयोग पाकर अग्नि जलको आकाशमें उछालने लगी; फिर वही जल अग्नि और वायुके संयोगसे घनीभूत हो गया
agniḥ pavanasaṃyuktaḥ khaṃ samākṣipate jalam | so 'gnimārutasaṃyogād ghanatvam upapadyate |
Ipinaliwanag ni Bharadvāja ang isang likás na proseso upang ipakita ang ugnayan ng sanhi at bunga: kapag ang apoy ay nakipag-isa sa hangin, inihahagis nito ang tubig paitaas sa kalangitan; at ang tubig ding iyon—sa pagsasanib ng apoy at hangin—ay saka nagiging siksik at nagtitipon bilang isang mabigat na masa.
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
That phenomena arise from definite causes and combinations (saṃyoga). Recognizing orderly causation—here shown through elemental interaction—supports right understanding and steadiness in ethical decision-making.
Bharadvāja describes how fire aided by wind propels water into the sky, and how that water, influenced again by fire and wind, becomes dense/condensed—an illustrative account of elemental processes used for instruction.