Shloka 50
Yajña-bhāga-vyavasthā and the Pravṛtti–Nivṛtti Framework (यज्ञभागव्यवस्था तथा प्रवृत्तिनिवृत्तिधर्मविवेचनम्)
स्तुत्यर्थमिह देवानां वेदा: सृष्टा: स्वयम्भुवा । यो निर्वदेत सम्मोहाद् ब्राह्मणं वेदपारगम्
stutyartham iha devānāṃ vedāḥ sṛṣṭāḥ svayambhuvā | yo nirvadet sammohād brāhmaṇaṃ vedapāragam |
Dijo Bhīṣma: Aquí, los Vedas fueron creados por el Autoengendrado (Brahmā) con el propósito de alabar a los dioses. Por ello, quien, por engaño y extravío, denigra a un brahmán que ha cruzado a la otra orilla de los Vedas (es decir, plenamente versado en ellos), obra contra el mismo fundamento del orden sagrado y de la recta conducta.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the Vedas are divinely instituted for sacred praise and order; therefore, reviling a truly learned Vedic Brahmin—especially out of delusion—is a serious ethical and dharmic fault, undermining reverence for sacred knowledge and disciplined speech.
In the Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs on dharma and right conduct. Here he emphasizes the divine origin and purpose of the Vedas and warns against disparaging a Veda-master (vedapāraga), framing such speech as born of confusion and contrary to dharma.