Shloka 42
एकान्तिधर्म-प्रश्नः (Inquiry into Ekāntin Dharma) / The Origin and Practice of Single-Pointed Nārāyaṇa-Centered Discipline
सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ वायुर्भूमिरापो 5ग्निरेव च । सर्वे च नक्षत्रगणा यच्च भूताभिशब्दितम्
sūryācandramasau vāyur bhūmir āpo 'gnir eva ca | sarve ca nakṣatragaṇā yac ca bhūtābhiśabditam ||
Wika ni Bhīṣma: “Ang araw at ang buwan, ang hangin, ang lupa, ang tubig, at ang apoy; ang lahat ng pangkat ng mga bituin—at anumang tinatawag na ‘mga nilalang’—lahat ng ito’y nasasaklaw sa saklaw ng prinsipyong itinuturo.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents an all-inclusive cosmic inventory—luminaries, elements, stars, and all beings—supporting the Śānti Parva’s broader teaching that ethical life rests on clear knowledge of reality as an ordered, interconnected whole.
In the Śānti Parva instruction sequence, Bhīṣma continues his discourse to Yudhiṣṭhira by enumerating fundamental constituents of the cosmos, as part of a larger explanation of principles that underlie right conduct and peace.