Shloka 25
Brahma-vidyā: Satya–Tapas and the Enumeration of Tattvas
Arjuna–Vāsudeva framed dialogue
उपगम्यर्षय: पूर्व जिज्ञासन्त: परस्परम् । प्रजापतिभरद्वाजी गौतमो भार्गवस्तथा
upagamya ṛṣayaḥ pūrvaṁ jijñāsantaḥ parasparam | prajāpati-bharadvājī gautamo bhārgavas tathā ||
Vāyu dit : « Jadis, les sages, s’étant approchés les uns des autres et s’interrogeant mutuellement, se rassemblèrent — Prajāpati Dakṣa, Bharadvāja, Gautama, et le Bhārgava également. Épuisés d’avoir erré par maints chemins à la recherche de l’action juste et du bien suprême, ils s’unirent dans la quête et cherchèrent une compréhension décisive auprès de la source la plus haute de la sagesse. »
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
When even great sages become uncertain after traversing many approaches to right action, they turn to mutual inquiry and seek authoritative clarification. The verse foregrounds humility, dialogue, and the disciplined pursuit of dharma through questioning rather than dogmatism.
Vāyu begins an illustrative account: eminent sages—Dakṣa, Bharadvāja, Gautama, and a Bhārgava—come together, consult one another, and set out to resolve their doubts about the highest good and proper conduct by approaching a supreme source of knowledge (expanded in the surrounding passage).