Shloka 42
Yajña-bhāga-vyavasthā and the Pravṛtti–Nivṛtti Framework (यज्ञभागव्यवस्था तथा प्रवृत्तिनिवृत्तिधर्मविवेचनम्)
शिष्याणां वचन श्रुत्वा व्यासो वेदार्थतत्त्ववित् । पराशरात्मजो धीमान् परलोकार्थचिन्तक:
śiṣyāṇāṁ vacanaṁ śrutvā vyāso vedārtha-tattva-vit | parāśarātmajo dhīmān paralokārtha-cintakaḥ ||
Bhīṣma dit : Ayant entendu les paroles de ses disciples, Vyāsa—sage, connaisseur du véritable sens des Veda, fils intelligent de Parāśara, toujours tourné vers ce qui mène au bien de l’au-delà—médita leur demande, visant le bien spirituel plutôt que le profit mondain.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
True guidance is grounded in Vedic insight and aims at paraloka-artha—lasting spiritual welfare—so a teacher like Vyasa responds to questions with concern for dharma and ultimate good, not merely immediate advantage.
Bhishma describes a moment where Vyasa listens to his disciples’ words; characterized as a knower of Vedic truth and a contemplator of the next-world good, Vyasa prepares to address them from a spiritually oriented perspective.