Shloka 15
भूमिदान-प्रसङ्गः । काश्यपी-पृथिवी तथा उतथ्य-वरुण-संवादः
Land-gift episode; Pṛthivī Kāśyapī; Utathya–Varuṇa dispute
भीष्म उवाच एतद् धर्मरहस्यं वै देवतानां नराधिप । व्यासोद्दिष्टं मया प्रोक्ते सर्वदेवनमस्कृतम्
bhīṣma uvāca etad dharmarahasyaṃ vai devatānāṃ narādhipa | vyāsoddiṣṭaṃ mayā prokte sarvadevanamaskṛtam ||
Bhishma dijo: «Oh rey, esto es en verdad el secreto esencial del dharma, venerado incluso entre los dioses. Vyasa lo señaló, y yo te lo he declarado ahora: digno de reverencia por todos los dioses.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That there is a subtle, inner ‘secret’ of dharma—an essential principle of righteous conduct—validated by the highest authorities (Vyasa and even the gods), and therefore to be received with reverence and seriousness.
Bhishma, instructing the king (Yudhishthira) in the Anushasana Parva, concludes or emphasizes a teaching by stating that what he has just taught is the profound dharma-essence, originally indicated by Vyasa and honored by all the gods.