Mahabharata — Shanti Parva, Shloka 60
नारद–शुक संवादः
Impermanence, Svabhāva, and Śuka’s Resolve for Yoga
भूगो: पञजचशिखस्यास्यथ कपिलस्य शुकस्य च । गौतमस्यार्डिषेणस्य गर्गस्य च महात्मन:
Bhṛgoḥ pañcaśikhasyāsyatha kapilasya śukasya ca | Gautamasyārdiṣeṇasya gargasya ca mahātmanaḥ ||
Yājñavalkya dit : « (Cet enseignement) relève de la lignée et de la tradition de Bhṛgu, de Pañcaśikha, ainsi que de Kapila et de Śuka ; et aussi de Gautama, d’Ārdiṣeṇa et du magnanime Garga. »
याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse grounds the instruction in an authoritative ṛṣi-lineage, implying that ethical and philosophical guidance gains weight when it is consistent with the tested insights of realized sages and established śāstric tradition.
Yājñavalkya cites a succession of revered sages—Bhṛgu, Pañcaśikha, Kapila, Śuka, Gautama, Ārdiṣeṇa, and Garga—to indicate that the doctrine being discussed is not novel speculation but part of a recognized stream of transmitted wisdom.