Shloka 84
Adhyaya 3 — Birth of the Birds
यावदद्य स्थितास्तस्मिन्नचले धर्मपक्षिणः ।
तपः स्वाध्यायनिरताः समाधौ कृतनिश्चयाः ॥
yāvad adya sthitās tasminn acale dharmapakṣiṇaḥ /
tapaḥ svādhyāyaniratāḥ samādhau kṛtaniścayāḥ
Hanggang sa kasalukuyan, nananatili sa bundok na iyon ang mga ibong Dharmapakṣin—nagsasagawa ng tapasya at svādhyāya ng Veda, at matatag na nakalapat sa samādhi (malalim na pagkalubog sa pagninilay).
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FAQs
The verse presents an ideal of sustained spiritual life: steadfast residence in a sacred place (acala) paired with disciplined practice—tapas (self-restraint), svādhyāya (scriptural study), and samādhi (inner absorption). Ethically, it implies that dharma is preserved not merely by speech but by long-term commitment and inner certainty (kṛtaniścaya).
This verse is best classified under secondary Purāṇic framing material rather than the core pañcalakṣaṇa topics. It supports dharma-śikṣā (instruction on righteous living) and the narrative framework that houses later accounts (including manvantara and dynastic materials), but it is not itself a direct instance of sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita.
Symbolically, the ‘birds of Dharma’ suggest higher discernment that can move between realms (outer ritual and inner realization). Their being ‘on the mountain’ evokes stability and elevation of consciousness; tapas and svādhyāya purify and inform the mind, while samādhi is the culminating integration—implying that true dharma is anchored in contemplative certainty, not fluctuating opinion.