Shloka 15
अध्याय ३३७ — ज्ञानमार्ग-वैविध्यप्रश्नः तथा व्यासस्य नारायणोद्भवकथा
Systems of Knowledge and Vyāsa’s Nārāyaṇa-Origin
उवाच चोपरिचरं मया भागोड्यमुद्यत: । ग्राह्मु: स्वयं हि देवेन मत्प्रत्यक्षं न संशय:,फिर वे राजा उपरिचरसे बोले--“मैंने जो यह भाग प्रस्तुत किया है, उसे भगवान्को मेरी आँखोंके सामने प्रकट होकर ग्रहण करना चाहिये, यही न्याय है, इसमें संशय नहीं है"!
uvāca coparicaraṃ mayā bhāgo 'dyam udyataḥ | grāhyaḥ svayaṃ hi devena matpratyakṣaṃ na saṃśayaḥ ||
Bhīṣma said: “And King Uparicara declared: ‘This share that I have now set forth should be accepted by the Lord Himself, manifesting before my very eyes—this is the proper course; there is no doubt about it.’”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a devotional-ethical stance: an offering (bhāga) is considered properly completed only when accepted by the divine, and the devotee seeks direct assurance (pratyakṣa) of that acceptance—expressing unwavering conviction and a demand for rightful validation of ritual and intent.
Bhīṣma recounts an episode in which King Uparicara proclaims that the portion he has presented should be taken by the Lord Himself, appearing before him; he insists this is the just and proper outcome and that there is no doubt about it.