Shloka 26
Adhyāya 352: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Saṃvāda — Uñchavrata-niścaya
Dialogue and the Resolve to Practice Uñchavrata
आधार तु प्रवक्ष्यामि एकस्य पुरुषस्य ते । बहूनां पुरुषाणां स यथैका योनिरुच्यते,मैं तुम्हें उस एक पुरुषके सम्बन्धमें बताऊँगा, जो सबका आधार है और जिस प्रकार वह बहुत-से पुरुषोंका एकमात्र कारण बताया जाता है
ādhāraṃ tu pravakṣyāmi ekasya puruṣasya te | bahūnāṃ puruṣāṇāṃ sa yathaikā yonir ucyate ||
اب میں تمہیں اُس ایک پُرش کے بارے میں بتاتا ہوں جو سب کا آدھار ہے؛ اور یہ بھی بیان کروں گا کہ کس طرح وہی بہت سے پُرشوں کا واحد سبب—ایک ہی یَونی—کہا جاتا ہے۔
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma introduces a metaphysical doctrine: behind the multiplicity of individual persons stands a single foundational Reality (puruṣa) that is the support of all and is described as the one causal source (yoni) of the many.
In the Mokṣa/Dharma instruction of Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma transitions into an explanation to his listener about the ultimate ground of existence—how the One relates to the many—setting up a teaching on origin, support, and the unity underlying plurality.