Shloka 112
धर्मस्य बहुद्वारत्वम् — Nārada’s Audience with Indra (Śānti-parva 340)
सांख्ययोगकृतं तेन पउ्चरात्रानुशब्दितम् नारायणमुखोदगीतं नारदो5श्रावयत् पुन:
sāṅkhyayogakṛtaṃ tena pañcarātrānuśabditam | nārāyaṇamukhodgītaṃ nārado 'śrāvayat punaḥ ||
Bhīṣma dit : «Il composa ensuite un enseignement fondé sur le Sāṅkhya et le Yoga, qui vint à être connu sous le nom de Pañcarātra. Cette doctrine—chantée de la propre bouche de Nārāyaṇa—fut plus tard récitée de nouveau par Nārada afin que d’autres l’entendent.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes a dharmic model of authoritative teaching: a doctrine harmonizing Sāṅkhya (discriminative knowledge) and Yoga (disciplined practice) is identified as the Pañcarātra, presented as originating from Nārāyaṇa himself and preserved through Nārada’s oral transmission—linking right knowledge, right practice, and reliable lineage.
Within Bhīṣma’s instruction in the Śānti Parva, he notes that a Sāṅkhya–Yoga-based system was formulated and became known as Pañcarātra; he further states that this teaching was first spoken by Nārāyaṇa and later made known again when Nārada recited it for others.