Shloka 11
Chapter 84: Brahmā’s Counsel on Tāraka, the Search for Agni, and the Genesis of Skanda
Kārttikeya
पवित्राणां पवित्र च यत् तद् ब्रूहि पितर्मम । एतच्छुत्वा तु वचन व्यास: परमधर्मवित् पुत्रायाकथयत् सर्व तत्त्वेन भरतर्षभ,“पिताजी! पवित्रोंमें पवित्र वस्तु क्या है? इन सारी बातोंका मुझसे वर्णन कीजिये।” भरतश्रेष्ठ! पुत्र शुकदेवका यह वचन सुनकर परम धर्मज्ञ व्यासने उससे सब बातें ठीक-ठीक बतायीं
pavitrāṇāṁ pavitraṁ ca yat tad brūhi pitar mama | etac chrutvā tu vacanaṁ vyāsaḥ paramadharmavit putrāyākathayat sarvaṁ tattvena bharatarṣabha ||
Bhishma said: “Father, tell me what is the most purifying among all purifiers. Describe all this to me.” O bull among the Bharatas, hearing these words of his son, Vyasa—knower of the highest dharma—explained everything to him truthfully and in full.
भीष्म उवाच