Shloka 4
अध्याय २०८ — इन्द्रियनिग्रहः, सत्याहिंसात्मकवाक्, कर्मफलविवेकः
Restraint of the Senses, Non-harming Truthful Speech, and Discernment of Karmic Consequence
मरीचिरुत्र्यड्विरसौ पुलस्त्य: पुलह: क्रतु: । वसिष्ठश्न महाभाग: सदृशो वै स्वयम्भुवा
marīcir atrir aṅgirāḥ pulastyaḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥ | vasiṣṭhaś ca mahābhāgaḥ sadṛśo vai svayambhuvā ||
毗湿摩说道：“他们的名字是：摩利支（Marīci）、阿特利（Atri）、安吉罗娑（Aṅgiras）、普罗娑提耶（Pulastya）、普罗诃（Pulaha）、克罗图（Kratu）以及光辉的婆悉吒（Vasiṣṭha）。他们全都在威力与尊位上可与自生者（梵天）比肩。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse establishes the supreme credibility of ancient rishis by stating they are comparable to Svayambhu (Brahma). It implies that ethical and dharmic teachings rooted in such seers carry exceptional authority and should be trusted as aligned with cosmic order.
Bhishma is listing eminent primordial sages—Marichi, Atri, Angiras, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, and Vasistha—and emphasizing their Brahma-like stature, likely to frame or support subsequent instruction by appealing to revered lineages of wisdom.