Brahma-vidyā: Satya–Tapas and the Enumeration of Tattvas
Arjuna–Vāsudeva framed dialogue
गुरुर्वाच ब्रह्मणोक्तमिदं सर्वमृषिप्रवरसेवितम् । वेदविद्यां समाश्रित्य तत्त्वभूतार्थभावनम्
vāyudeva uvāca | gurur uvāca brahmaṇoktam idaṁ sarvam ṛṣipravarasevitam | vedavidyāṁ samāśritya tattvabhūtārthabhāvanam |
গুৰুৱে ক’লে— বৎস! এই সকলো ব্রহ্মাই আগতেই কৈ থৈ গৈছে, আৰু শ্ৰেষ্ঠ ঋষিসকলে সদায় এই উপদেশৰ আশ্ৰয় লৈ আহিছে। বেদবিদ্যাক আধাৰ কৰি ইয়াত পৰমাৰ্থ-তত্ত্বৰেই চিন্তা কৰা হৈছে।
वायुदेव उवाच
That the answers to profound spiritual questions are already articulated within the Vedic tradition as taught by Brahmā and continuously cultivated by eminent sages; one should rely on Vedic knowledge to contemplate tattva (ultimate reality) and its highest meaning.
Vāyudeva reports a teacher’s response to a student: the teacher reassures the student that the questions raised have authoritative answers in Brahmā’s Vedic instruction, long practiced by leading ṛṣis, and that the discussion aims at understanding ultimate truth.