Shloka 4
Śānti Parva, Adhyāya 52 — Bhīṣma’s Humility Before Kṛṣṇa and the Granting of Boons
यच्च किंचित् क्वचिल्लोके कर्ताव्यं क्रियते च यत् । त्वत्तस्तन्नि:सृतं देव लोके बुद्धिमतो हि ते
yacca kiñcit kvacilloke kartavyaṁ kriyate ca yat | tvattastanniḥsṛtaṁ deva loke buddhimato hi te ||
এই লোকত য’তে যি কিছুমান কৰ্তব্য আৰু যি কৰ্ম সঁচাকৈ সম্পন্ন হয়—হে দেৱ! তাৰ উৎস আপুনি; কিয়নো জ্ঞানীৰ বুদ্ধিও এই লোকত আপোনাৰ পৰাই উদ্ভৱ হয়।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
All rightful action (kartavya) and even the discerning intelligence of the wise are presented as ultimately originating from the divine; ethical life is grounded in a higher source rather than mere personal preference.
Vaiśampāyana, as narrator, states a doctrinal point to a divine addressee: whatever duties are prescribed and whatever actions occur in the world are traced back to that deity as their ultimate source.