Shloka 25
Śukasya Janma-yoga-phalaṁ — Vyāsasya Tapasā Putrārthaḥ (Śānti-parva 310)
एतानि नव सर्गाणि तत्त्वानि च नराधिप । चतुर्विशतिरुक्तानि यथाश्रुतिनिदर्शनात्,नरेश्वर! ये नौ सर्ग और चौबीस तत्त्व श्रुतिके निर्देशके अनुसार यहाँ बताये गये हैं
etāni nava sargāṇi tattvāni ca narādhipa | caturviśatir uktāni yathāśruti-nidarśanāt, nareśvara ||
Yājñavalkya said: “O king, these nine ‘creations’ (stages of emanation) and the principles (tattvas) have been stated as twenty-four in number, in accordance with the indications of the Vedic revelation (śruti).”
याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse grounds a philosophical enumeration—nine stages of cosmic emanation and the twenty-four fundamental principles (tattvas)—in śruti, asserting that this metaphysical framework is not mere speculation but aligned with Vedic scriptural testimony.
In a didactic exchange within Śānti Parva, the sage Yājñavalkya addresses a king and summarizes the doctrinal count: the ‘sargas’ and ‘tattvas’ are being presented systematically, with an explicit appeal to śruti as the validating authority.