Shloka 47
Śrāddha-Kalpa: Pitṛ-Pūjā and Tithi-Phala (श्राद्धकल्पः पितृपूजा च तिथिफलम्)
अजोडन्निर्वरुणो मेष: सूर्यो5श्व॒ इति दर्शनम् “यह सुवर्ण अग्नि और सोमरूप है। इस बातको तुम निश्चितरूपसे जान लो। बकरा, अग्नि, भेड़, वरुण तथा घोड़ा सूर्यका अंश है। ऐसी दृष्टि रखनी चाहिये ।।
bhīṣma uvāca | ajo 'gnir varuṇo meṣaḥ sūryo 'śva iti darśanam | suvarṇa eṣa agni-soma-rūpaḥ | etad yuṣmābhiḥ niścayena jñeyam | ajas tv agniḥ, meṣo varuṇaḥ, aśvaḥ sūryāṃśa iti dṛṣṭiḥ kartavyā || kuñjarāśva-mṛgā nāgā mahīṣāś cāsurā iti | bhagunandana, kuñjarāḥ mṛgāś ca nāgāṃśāḥ | mahīṣā asurāṃśāḥ | kukkuṭaḥ sūkaraś ca rākṣasāṃśāḥ | iḍā-gauḥ dugdhaṃ somaś ca—ete sarve bhūmi-rūpā iti smṛtiḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：“此乃诸仙所传之观法：当观山羊为阿耆尼，观公羊为伐楼那（Varuṇa），观马为太阳。又当确知：所谓‘黄金’，其性即阿耆尼与苏摩。应当修习此等观想之见——于诸生类之中识得相应神祇之临在或分有。噫，婆利古（Bhṛgu）之后裔！象、鹿与蛇，皆被说为分有那伽之性；水牛分有阿修罗之性；雄鸡与野猪分有罗刹之性。至于伊陀（iḍā）、母牛、乳与苏摩，传统记载其本质皆归于大地。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches a symbolic, dharmic way of perception: certain animals and substances are to be contemplated as manifestations or ‘portions’ (aṃśa) of specific cosmic powers (Agni, Varuṇa, Sūrya, etc.). This sacralizes the natural world and frames ritual and ethical conduct through a Vedic cosmological lens.
In the Anushasana Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising the listener (addressed as ‘Bhagunandana’) by citing traditional classifications: animals and items are linked to devas, asuras, and rākṣasas, and certain nourishing principles (iḍā, cow, milk, Soma) are connected with Earth. The passage functions as doctrinal guidance on how to ‘see’ beings within a sacred order.