Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 50

Umā–Maheśvara-saṃvāda: Varṇa-bhraṃśa, Ācāra (Vṛtta), and Karmic Ascent/Decline

Devanagari script

एतद्‌ व: परम॑ गुह्ां कथितं द्विजसत्तमा: । यन्मां भवन्तः पृच्छन्ति सूक्ष्मतत्त्वार्थदर्शिन:

Translation

“O best of the twice-born! I have told you this supremely hidden mystery. Since you are seers of subtle truth and meaning, and have questioned me thus, I have revealed it to you accordingly.”

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच