Shloka 76
छत्रोपानहदानफलप्रशंसा — Praise of the Merit of Donating Umbrella and Footwear
आनीय सा तदा तस्मै प्रादादसकृदच्युत । प्रभो! इस विषयमें महर्षि जमदग्नि और महात्मा भगवान् सूर्यके संवादका वर्णन किया जाता है। पूर्वकालकी बात है
ānīya sā tadā tasmai prādād asakṛd acyuta | prabho! asmin viṣaye maharṣi-jamadagni-mahātmā-bhagavat-sūryayoḥ saṃvādasya varṇanaṃ kathyate | pūrvakālasya vṛttāntam—ekadā bhṛgunandanaḥ bhagavān jamadagniḥ dhanur-vidhāna-krīḍāṃ kurvan āsīt | dharmāc cyuta na bhava yudhiṣṭhira! sa punaḥ punaḥ dhanuṣi bāṇān āropya tān mumoca, te ca sarve tejasvinaḥ bāṇāḥ patnyā reṇukayā ānīyānīya tasmai punar api pradīyante sma |
毗湿摩说道：“她把那些箭取来，又一次次交还给他，阿周那（Acyuta）啊。主上，关于此事，传诵着圣者阇摩达格尼与大心的日神苏利耶（Surya）之间的对话。久远以前，有一日，婆利古后裔、福德具足的阇摩达格尼正以射艺为戏。持法不移的由提施提罗啊，他屡屡将箭搭弓而发；其妻勒努迦（Renukā）便去拾取那些光辉灿然的箭矢，再三送回到他手中。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage foregrounds steadfastness in dharma and the ethical texture of household life: disciplined practice by the sage and devoted, repeated service by Renuka. It sets up a traditional ‘saṃvāda’ (dialogue) as a vehicle for moral instruction, showing how righteousness is sustained through constancy and supportive duty.
Bhishma introduces an ancient episode: Jamadagni is practicing archery as a sport/training, repeatedly shooting arrows. Renuka retrieves the brilliant arrows and hands them back to him again and again. This serves as the narrative lead-in to the dialogue between Jamadagni and Surya that will be recounted on this topic.