Shloka 32
एकान्तिधर्म-प्रश्नः (Inquiry into Ekāntin Dharma) / The Origin and Practice of Single-Pointed Nārāyaṇa-Centered Discipline
इदं श्रेय इदं ब्रह्म इदं हितमनुत्तमम् । लोकान् संचिन्त्य मनसा तत: शास्त्र प्रचक्रिरे,इन्होंने मन-ही-मन यह सोचकर कि अमुक साधनसे जगत्का कल्याण होगा, अमुकसे परमात्माकी प्राप्ति होगी तथा अमुक उपायसे संसारका सर्वोत्तम हितसाधन होगा, शास्त्रकी रचना की
idam śreya idam brahma idam hitam anuttamam | lokān sañcintya manasā tataḥ śāstraṃ pracakrire ||
“આ જ શ્રેય છે, આ જ બ્રહ્મ છે, આ જ અનુત્તમ હિત છે”—એમ મનમાં લોકનું ચિંતન કરીને તે ઋષિઓએ પછી શાસ્ત્રોની રચના કરી.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Śāstra is presented as a deliberate, welfare-oriented human (and sage) enterprise: teachings are formulated after reflecting on society’s needs—distinguishing (1) what brings true good (śreyas), (2) what leads to realization of Brahman, and (3) what secures the highest practical welfare (hita) for the world.
Bhīṣma, instructing on dharma in the Śānti Parva, explains how authoritative teachings arose: sages contemplated the condition of the worlds and then composed śāstras to guide people toward social well-being and ultimate liberation.