Shloka 22
Nāmānirukta of Nārāyaṇa (Keśava–Viṣṇu–Vāsudeva) and the Rudra–Nārāyaṇa Unity Theme
भीष्म उवाच नारदस्य वच: श्रुत्वा व्यास: परमधर्मवित् । तथेत्युवाच संद्ृष्टो वेदाभ्यासदृढव्रत:
bhīṣma uvāca nāradasya vacaḥ śrutvā vyāsaḥ paramadharmavit | tathety uvāca saṃdṛṣṭo vedābhyāsadṛḍhavrataḥ ||
ভীষ্মে ক’লে—নাৰদৰ বচন শুনি পৰম ধৰ্মবিদ ব্যাসে “তথাস্তु” বুলি সন্মতি দিলে। তেওঁ বেদাভ্যাসত দৃঢ় আৰু ব্ৰতত অচঞ্চল; ধৰ্মোচিত উপদেশ তেওঁ স্থিৰ সংকল্পে গ্ৰহণ কৰিলে।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A truly dharma-knowing person listens to wise counsel and responds with steady, principled resolve; learning (Vedic discipline) is shown as inseparable from ethical firmness (dṛḍha-vrata).
Bhishma reports that Vyasa hears Narada’s statement/advice and immediately assents—“So be it”—presenting Vyasa as a sage whose decisions are grounded in dharma and sustained by Vedic practice and unwavering vows.