Shloka 46
Adhyāya 119: Vyāsa–Kīṭa-saṃvāda
Tapas-bala and karmic ascent across yoni
इदमन्यत्तु वक्ष्यामि प्रमाणं विधिनिर्मितम् । पुराणमृषिभिर्जुष्टं वेदेषु परिनिष्ठितम्
idam anyat tu vakṣyāmi pramāṇaṁ vidhinirmitam | purāṇam ṛṣibhir juṣṭaṁ vedeṣu pariniṣṭhitam ||
এখন আমি এই বিষয়ে আর-একটি প্রামাণ্য প্রমাণ বলছি—যা বিধি অনুসারে স্বয়ং ব্রহ্মা কর্তৃক প্রতিষ্ঠিত, প্রাচীন, ঋষিদের দ্বারা সমাদৃত এবং বেদে সুদৃঢ়ভাবে প্রতিষ্ঠিত।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma frames his next instruction as a pramāṇa—an authoritative validation—rooted in ancient tradition, endorsed by ṛṣis, and ultimately grounded in the Vedas, emphasizing that dharma should be supported by recognized scriptural and sage-backed authority.
In the Anuśāsana discourse, Bhīṣma signals a transition: he is about to present an additional supporting authority for his teaching, citing an ancient, Brahmā-ordained tradition that the sages have upheld and that stands established within the Vedic corpus.