Shloka 29
अध्याय २०८ — इन्द्रियनिग्रहः, सत्याहिंसात्मकवाक्, कर्मफलविवेकः
Restraint of the Senses, Non-harming Truthful Speech, and Discernment of Karmic Consequence
प्रमुचश्चेध्मवाहश्च भगवांश्व दृढव्रत: । मित्रावरुणयो: पुत्रस्तथागस्त्य: प्रतापवान्
pramucaś cedhmavāhaś ca bhagavāṁś ca dṛḍhavrataḥ | mitrāvaruṇayoḥ putras tathā agastyaḥ pratāpavān ||
بھیشم نے کہا—“پرمُچ اور اِدھم واہ—دِڑھ ورت والے قابلِ تعظیم رشی—اور مِتر و ورُن کے پُتر، پرتابی اگستیہ۔”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
By naming revered sages described as dṛḍhavrata (steadfast in vows), the verse underscores that dharma is upheld through disciplined observance, self-restraint, and the exemplary conduct of spiritually authoritative figures.
Bhīṣma is listing notable ṛṣis—Pramuca, Idhmavāha, and Agastya (son of Mitra and Varuṇa)—as part of a broader discourse in Śānti Parva, using their renown to support or illustrate his ethical and dharmic instruction.