Shloka 16
Umā–Maheśvara-saṃvāda: Varṇa-bhraṃśa, Ācāra (Vṛtta), and Karmic Ascent/Decline
एतद् व: कथितं गुह्ममखिलेन तपोधना: । संशयं पृच्छमानानां कि भूय: कथयाम्यहम्,“तपोधनो! तुमलोगोंने जो संशय पूछा है, उसके समाधानके लिये मैंने यह सारा गूढ़ रहस्य तुम्हें बताया है। बताओ और क्या कहूँ”
etad vaḥ kathitaṃ guhyam akhilena tapodhanāḥ | saṃśayaṃ pṛcchamānānāṃ kiṃ bhūyaḥ kathayāmy aham ||
قال بيشما: «يا من تملكون ثروة الزهد والتقشّف، لقد كشفت لكم هذا السرّ كلَّه كشفًا تامًّا لرفع الشكوك التي سألتم عنها. فماذا عساي أن أقول بعد ذلك؟»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That the speaker has already conveyed the complete ‘guhya’ (confidential/esoteric) instruction intended to remove the listeners’ doubts; the emphasis is on the sufficiency and completeness of the dharma-teaching once properly explained.
Bhishma concludes a segment of instruction addressed to ascetic inquirers (‘tapodhanāḥ’), stating that he has fully answered their questions and asking what further they wish to hear.