Shloka 26
Yajña-bhāga-vyavasthā and the Pravṛtti–Nivṛtti Framework (यज्ञभागव्यवस्था तथा प्रवृत्तिनिवृत्तिधर्मविवेचनम्)
विविक्ते पर्वततटे पाराशर्यों महातपा: । वेदानध्यापयामास व्यास: शिष्यान् महामति:,उसी बुद्धिमान् गिरिराज हिमवानकी पूर्व दिशाका आश्रय लेकर पर्वतके एकान्त तटप्रान्तमें महातपस्वी महाबुद्धिमान् पराशरनन्दन व्यास अपने शिष्य महाभाग सुमन्तु, महाबुद्धिमान् जैमिनि, तपस्वी पैल तथा वैशम्पायन-इन चार शिष्योंको वेद पढ़ा रहे थे
vivikte parvata-taṭe pārāśaryo mahā-tapāḥ | vedān adhyāpayām āsa vyāsaḥ śiṣyān mahā-matiḥ ||
Bhishma said: In a secluded spot on a mountain slope, the great ascetic Vyasa—the son of Parashara, a sage of profound intellect—was instructing his disciples in the Vedas. The scene underscores the ethical ideal that sacred knowledge is preserved and transmitted through disciplined study, austerity, and a teacher–student lineage, away from distraction and worldly noise.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That dharma is sustained by the disciplined preservation and transmission of sacred knowledge through the guru–disciple lineage, supported by tapas and a focused, secluded setting.
Bhishma describes Vyasa, the son of Parashara, seated in a secluded mountain place and teaching the Vedas to his disciples, highlighting the traditional mode of Vedic instruction.