Shloka 66
नारद–शुक संवादः
Impermanence, Svabhāva, and Śuka’s Resolve for Yoga
ब्रह्मलोकगताश्चषैव कथयन्ति महर्षय: । पतिश्न तपतां शश्वदादित्यस्तव भाषिता
brahmalokagatāś caiva kathayanti maharṣayaḥ | patiśna tapatāṃ śaśvad ādityas tava bhāṣitā
قال ياجنافالكيا: «إن العظماء من الرِّشي الذين بلغوا عالم براهما (Brahmaloka) يتحدثون عن هذا الأمر بعينه. فلمن يلازمون التَّقشّف (tapas) بثباتٍ لا يتزعزع، تُعلِن الشمس—الشاهد الدائم الحضور—تعليمك وتُظهره للناس.»
याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that true teaching about dharma and spiritual discipline is validated by the testimony of realized sages and by the cosmic order itself: those who practise steady tapas are supported by higher authority, symbolized by the Sun as an ever-present witness.
Yājñavalkya is affirming a doctrine by appealing to two sources of authority: (1) the great seers who have attained Brahmaloka and (2) Āditya, the Sun, who is invoked as a universal witness that ‘proclaims’ or illuminates the truth of the teaching for steadfast ascetics.