Shloka 15
Utkramaṇa-sthāna and Ariṣṭa-lakṣaṇa: Yājñavalkya’s Instruction on Departure Pathways and Mortality Signs
ग्रन्थस्यार्थस्य पृष्ट: संस्तादृशो वक्तुमर्हति । यथा तत्त्वाभिगमनादर्थ तस्य स विन्दति
granthasyārthasya pṛṣṭaḥ saṃstādṛśo vaktum arhati | yathā tattvābhigamanād arthaṃ tasya sa vindati
বসিষ্ঠ ক’লে—গ্ৰন্থৰ অৰ্থ বিষয়ে সোধা হ’লে, যোগ্য আচাৰ্যই শ্ৰোতাৰ উপযোগী কৰি তেনেকৈ ক’ব লাগে; কিয়নো তত্ত্বৰ দিশে নিলে হে সেই ব্যক্তি গ্ৰন্থৰ অভিপ্ৰেত অৰ্থ সত্যই লাভ কৰে।
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
A teacher should explain a text’s meaning in a way appropriate to the questioner, guiding them toward underlying truths (tattva); only by grasping those principles does one truly obtain the text’s intended purport.
Vasiṣṭha is instructing an inquirer on how scriptural or philosophical exposition should be done: not merely repeating words, but tailoring explanation to the listener and leading them to realization of the foundational truth that unlocks the text’s meaning.