Shloka 62
ब्राह्मणस्य पूर्वतरा वृत्तिः — The Earlier Ideal Conduct of a Brahmana
River-of-Saṃsāra Metaphor
सर्वे सर्वेषु भूतेषु यथावत् प्रतिपेदिरे । सर्वे दाक्षायणीपुत्रा: प्राजापत्या महाबला:
sarve sarveṣu bhūteṣu yathāvat pratipedire | sarve dākṣāyaṇīputrāḥ prājāpatyā mahābalāḥ |
Wika ni Bhishma: “Silang lahat ay kumikilos sa bawat nilalang nang angkop at wasto. Silang lahat ay isinilang mula sa mga anak na babae ni Daksha, at sila’y makapangyarihang lahi ng Prajapati na si Kashyapa.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical universality: true dharmic character is shown by behaving appropriately toward all beings, not selectively. Proper conduct (yathāvat) is presented as a defining mark of the noble.
Bhishma is describing a group of beings/lineages by praising their conduct and then identifying their origin: they are born from Daksha’s daughters and are the powerful descendants of Prajapati Kashyapa.