Shloka 6
तदसयुक्त व्यवस्यन्ति बाला: पण्डितमानिन: । अथ चेन्मन्यसे चैकं कारणं कि भवेदिति
tad asayuktaṁ vyavasyanti bālāḥ paṇḍitamāninaḥ | atha cen manyase caikaṁ kāraṇaṁ kiṁ bhaved iti, tatpareṇaiva nānyena śakyaṁ hotasya darśanam |
Bhishma said: “Those who are still immature, yet imagine themselves learned, reach conclusions not rightly joined to truth. And if you ask, ‘How could there be a single cause?’—know that the vision of that highest principle is gained by no means other than devoted striving toward it. Only one who persists in disciplined practice and sustained effort can come to see it; no other can.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma warns that self-conceit in learning leads to incoherent conclusions, and that the deepest truth—especially about an ultimate cause—requires sustained, devoted discipline and direct realization rather than mere argument or superficial certainty.
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma continues instructing Yudhishthira on dharma and higher truth. Here he rebukes immature ‘know-it-alls’ and answers an objection about a single ultimate cause by emphasizing that such knowledge is gained through dedicated practice and realization.