Shloka 16
Umā–Maheśvara-saṃvāda: Varṇa-bhraṃśa, Ācāra (Vṛtta), and Karmic Ascent/Decline
एतद् व: कथितं गुह्ममखिलेन तपोधना: । संशयं पृच्छमानानां कि भूय: कथयाम्यहम्,“तपोधनो! तुमलोगोंने जो संशय पूछा है, उसके समाधानके लिये मैंने यह सारा गूढ़ रहस्य तुम्हें बताया है। बताओ और क्या कहूँ”
etad vaḥ kathitaṃ guhyam akhilena tapodhanāḥ | saṃśayaṃ pṛcchamānānāṃ kiṃ bhūyaḥ kathayāmy aham ||
Bhishma said: “O you rich in austerity, I have fully disclosed to you this entire secret teaching. Since you were asking to resolve your doubts, what more is there that I should say?”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That the speaker has already conveyed the complete ‘guhya’ (confidential/esoteric) instruction intended to remove the listeners’ doubts; the emphasis is on the sufficiency and completeness of the dharma-teaching once properly explained.
Bhishma concludes a segment of instruction addressed to ascetic inquirers (‘tapodhanāḥ’), stating that he has fully answered their questions and asking what further they wish to hear.