Shloka 38
Chapter 2: Sudarśana Upākhyāna — Atithi-Dharma and the Conquest of Mṛtyu
Gṛhastha-Vrata
कुछ कालके पश्चात् उसके गर्भसे अग्निके एक पुत्र हुआ जिसका नाम सुदर्शन रखा गया। वह रूपमें पूर्ण चन्द्रमाके समान मनोहर था और उसे बचपनमें ही सर्वस्वरूप सनातन परब्रह्मका ज्ञान हो गया था ।।
atha aughavān nāma nṛpo nṛga-sthāsīt pitāmahaḥ | tasyāthaughavatī kanyā putraś caugharatho 'bhavat || (pūrvam: kālāt tasya garbhād agneḥ putraḥ samajāyata, sudarśana iti nāmnā; sa rūpeṇa pūrṇa-candra-samaḥ manoharaḥ, bālye 'pi sarva-svarūpa-sanatana-parabrahma-jñāna-yuktaḥ) ||
毗湿摩说道：过了一段时日，她的胎中诞生了火神阿耆尼之子，人们为他取名“苏达尔沙那”。他容貌姣美如满月，且在童年便获得对永恒至上梵的真知——那是一切万有的本源与精髓。那时，有一位名为奥伽梵（Oghavān）的国王——尼利伽（Nṛga）的祖父——统治大地。他有一女名奥伽伐蒂（Oghavatī），一子名奥伽罗他（Ogharatha）。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage juxtaposes royal genealogy with spiritual attainment: even amid dynastic narratives, the highest value is jñāna—realization of the eternal Parabrahman—shown here as possible even in childhood, implying that true excellence is inner awakening rather than mere birth or power.
Bhīṣma continues a lineage-and-episode account: a son of Agni named Sudarśana is born and is described as exceptionally beautiful and spiritually realized; then the narration shifts to the earthly royal line, introducing King Oghavān (grandfather of Nṛga) and naming his children Oghavatī and Ogharatha.