Shloka 37
कलौ धर्मसुलभता — व्यासोपाख्यानम् एवं संकीर्तन-प्रधानता
भवद्भिर् यद् अभिप्रेतं तद् एतत् कथितं मया अपृष्टेनापि धर्मज्ञाः किम् अन्यत् क्रियतां द्विजाः
bhavadbhir yad abhipretaṃ tad etat kathitaṃ mayā apṛṣṭenāpi dharmajñāḥ kim anyat kriyatāṃ dvijāḥ
Whatever you revered ones intended to hear—that very matter I have declared. O knowers of dharma, O twice-born, even without further questioning, what else remains to be done?
Sage Parāśara
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Closure of the instruction: whether anything remains to be asked or performed after the teaching on dharma
Teaching: Devotional
Quality: concluding
Concept: True instruction culminates in clarity: when the intended meaning is conveyed, further questioning ceases and attention turns to practice grounded in dharma-knowledge.
Vedantic Theme: Moksha
Application: After receiving sound teaching, consolidate it: summarize, reflect, and translate it into one consistent daily practice rather than endlessly seeking new inputs.
Vishishtadvaita: Knowledge is not mere abstraction but meant to mature into lived surrender/service; instruction aims at transforming the dependent self toward the Lord.
FAQs
It functions as a rhetorical closure: Parāśara indicates that the intended teaching has been delivered and challenges the dharma-knowing dvijas to consider what practical duty remains in an age of declining righteousness.
He states that he has already spoken what was intended—even without further questioning—emphasizing the sufficiency and completeness of the instruction within the dialogue.
Though not named in this verse, the Book 6 setting presumes Vishnu as the sovereign ground of cosmic order; the implied takeaway is that in Kali’s disorder, dharma and right action ultimately rest upon alignment with Vishnu’s cosmic governance.