Shloka 4
तस्या: सम्पृच्छमानाया देवर्षिनरिदस्ततः । आचरष्ट विधिवत सर्व तच्छृणुष्व विशाम्पते,प्रजानाथ! देवकीके इस प्रकार पूछनेपर देवर्षि नारदने उस समय विधिपूर्वक सब बातें बतायीं। वे ही बातें मैं तुमसे कहता हूँ, सुनो
tasyāḥ sampṛcchamānāyā devarṣir naradas tataḥ | ācarat vidhivat sarvaṃ tac chṛṇuṣva viśāmpate prajānātha ||
Bhīṣma dijo: «Cuando ella preguntó así, el vidente divino Nārada le explicó todo conforme al rito y en el debido orden. Escucha de mí esas mismas enseñanzas, oh señor del pueblo, oh gobernante de los hombres.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ethical instruction should be received and transmitted through reliable authority and in a disciplined, rule-governed manner (vidhivat). Bhīṣma emphasizes faithful preservation of what a sage has taught and urges the king to listen attentively as part of righteous governance.
Bhīṣma continues his discourse to the king by introducing a prior account: a woman had questioned the divine sage Nārada, who then explained the matter properly and completely. Bhīṣma now relays that same explanation to his royal listener.