Shloka 49
एकान्तिधर्म-प्रश्नः (Inquiry into Ekāntin Dharma) / The Origin and Practice of Single-Pointed Nārāyaṇa-Centered Discipline
एतद्ि युष्मच्छस्त्राणां शास्त्रमुत्तमसंज्ञितम् । एतदर्थ्य च धर्म्य च रहस्यं चैतदुत्तमम्,“तुम्हारा बनाया हुआ यह शास्त्र सब शाम्त्रोंसे श्रेष्ठ माना जायगा। यह धर्मशास्त्र, अर्थशास्त्र एवं उत्तम रहस्यमय ग्रन्थ है
etad hi yuṣmacchastrāṇāṃ śāstram uttamasaṃjñitam | etad arthyaṃ ca dharmyaṃ ca rahasyaṃ caitad uttamam ||
Dijo Bhīṣma: «Este tratado, compuesto por vosotros, será tenido por el más eminente entre vuestras enseñanzas autorizadas. Es a la vez una obra que procura el bienestar práctico (artha), sostiene la rectitud (dharma) y transmite el secreto interior más alto: un excelente compendio del buen vivir y del gobierno sabio.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma praises the addressed teaching as a supreme śāstra because it integrates three aims: artha (practical welfare and statecraft), dharma (moral righteousness), and rahasya (the deeper inner principle). The verse highlights that the best instruction is comprehensive—useful, ethical, and spiritually insightful.
In Śānti Parva’s instructional setting, Bhīṣma continues his didactic discourse and commends a body of instruction attributed to the listener(s), declaring it preeminent among their teachings and emphasizing its value as a dharma- and artha-oriented text containing an excellent ‘secret’ doctrine.