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 ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Welche Pflicht auch immer irgendwo in dieser Welt zu tun ist — und welche Handlung auch immer tatsächlich vollzogen wird — sie hat ihren Ursprung in dir, o Göttlicher; denn in dieser Welt geht selbst die Einsicht der Weisen von dir aus.“
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.