Shloka 41
नारायणीयमाख्यानम् (Nārāyaṇīyam Ākhyānam) — Nārada’s Return and Hymnic Consolidation
एतदाचरष्ट मे राजन् देवर्षिनारद: पुरा । व्यासश्वैव महायोगी संजल्पेषु पदे पदे,राजन! सबसे पहले देवर्षि नारदजीने यह वृत्तान्त मुझे बताया था। महायोगी व्यासजी भी बातचीतके प्रसंगमें पद-पदपर इस प्रसंगको दुहराया करते हैं
etad ācarat me rājan devarṣi-nāradaḥ purā | vyāsaś caiva mahāyogī sañjalpeṣu pade pade ||
قال بهيشما: «أيها الملك، لقد حدّثني بهذا الخبر بعينه منذ زمن بعيد الرائي الإلهي نارادا. وكذلك اليوغي العظيم فياسا، ففي أثناء أحاديثه كان يستعيد هذا الحدث مرارًا، خطوةً بعد خطوة.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma grounds the instruction in reliable lineage: the account is not mere opinion but a tradition transmitted by authoritative sages (Nārada and Vyāsa). The ethical point is that dharma-teachings gain weight through trustworthy sources and careful preservation.
Bhīṣma, while instructing the king in Śānti Parva, introduces or reinforces a teaching by stating that he learned this episode earlier from Nārada, and that Vyāsa also used to reiterate it frequently in discussion—thus validating the narrative’s authenticity and importance.