Shloka 4
आत्मदर्शन-उपदेशः (Ātma-darśana Upadeśa) — Mind, Senses, and the All-pervading Self
पूर्व हि कथित श्रुत्वा भूगुभाषितमुत्तमम् । भरद्वाजस्य विप्रर्षेस्ततो मे बुद्धिरुत्तमा
pūrvaṃ hi kathitaṃ śrutvā bhṛgubhāṣitam uttamam | bharadvājasya brahmarṣes tato me buddhir uttamā ||
युधिष्ठिर ने कहा—पहले ब्रह्मर्षि भरद्वाज के प्रति भृगुजी का जो उत्तम उपदेश आपने कहा था, उसे आपके मुख से सुनकर मेरी बुद्धि उत्तम और परिष्कृत हो गई थी।
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the transformative power of śravaṇa (attentive listening) to authoritative dharma-instruction: hearing a seer’s excellent counsel—Bhṛgu’s teaching addressed to Bharadvāja—elevates one’s buddhi (discernment), enabling clearer ethical judgment.
Yudhiṣṭhira addresses the interlocutor and recalls a prior occasion when he heard, from that speaker, Bhṛgu’s celebrated instruction to the brahmarṣi Bharadvāja; he states that this hearing previously refined his understanding, setting the stage for further inquiry or continuation of the teaching.