Shloka 14
Arjuna’s request to Krishna and the opening of the Kāśyapa–Brāhmaṇa mokṣa discourse (Āśvamedhika-parva 16)
यथा तां बुद्धिमास्थाय गतिमग्रयां गमिष्यसि । शृणु धर्मभृतां श्रेष्ठ गदितं सर्वमेव मे,जिससे तुम उस समत्वबुद्धिका आश्रय लेकर उत्तम गति प्राप्त कर लोगे। धर्मात्माओंमें श्रेष्ठ अर्जुन! अब तुम मेरी सारी बातें ध्यान देकर सुनो
yathā tāṁ buddhim āsthāya gatim agrayāṁ gamiṣyasi | śṛṇu dharmabhṛtāṁ śreṣṭha gaditaṁ sarvam eva me ||
By taking refuge in that balanced understanding, you will attain the highest course and goal. Therefore listen attentively, O best of the upholders of dharma: hear from me everything that I have to declare.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes that adopting a steady, balanced discernment (buddhi) is the means to reach the highest ‘gati’—the best path and ultimate attainment—and it frames the teaching as a dharmic instruction to be heard with full attention.
Vāyudeva addresses Arjuna directly, praising him as foremost among the righteous and preparing him for a fuller discourse: Arjuna is urged to listen carefully because the guidance being given is presented as the means to attain the highest goal.