Shloka 10
शकुनि (हिरण्मय-पक्षी) उपदेशः — Vighasāśin and the Difficulty of Gārhasthya
ऋषय ऊचु: शृणुमस्ते वचस्तात पन्थानो विदितास्तव । नियोगे चैव धर्मात्मन् स्थातुमिच्छाम शाधि न:
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | śṛṇumaste vacastāta panthāno viditāstava | niyoge caiva dharmātman sthātumicchāma śādhi naḥ |
ঋষিরা বললেন—হে তাত! আমরা তোমার বাক্য শুনব; তোমার কাছে সব পথই বিদিত। হে ধর্মাত্মা! আমরা তোমার নির্দেশাধীন থাকতে চাই; আমাদের উপদেশ দাও।
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Those seeking dharma should approach a recognized knower of the ‘paths’ (right courses of action) with humility and readiness to follow guidance; ethical life is sustained by disciplined receptivity to instruction.
A group of sages address a righteous person, affirming his discernment of the proper paths and expressing their willingness to act under his directive; they request explicit instruction on what they should do.