Shloka 4
नारद–असित (देवल) संवादः — भूतप्रभवाप्यय, इन्द्रिय-गुण-विवेक, क्षेत्रज्ञ-तत्त्व
अत्र ते वर्तयिष्यामि प्रामाण्यमुभयोस्तयो: । शृणुष्वैकमना: पार्थ च्छिन्नधर्मार्थसंशयम्
atra te vartayiṣyāmi prāmāṇyam ubhayos tayoḥ | śṛṇuṣvaikamanāḥ pārtha chinnadharmārthasaṁśayam ||
भीष्म ने कहा— कुन्तीनन्दन! मैं तुम्हें इन दोनों के प्रामाण्य का प्रतिपादन करूँगा और धर्म तथा अर्थ-विषयक तुम्हारे संशय को काट दूँगा। पार्थ! एकाग्रचित्त होकर सुनो।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma frames his instruction as a pramāṇa-based clarification: he will establish the validity of two competing considerations and resolve Arjuna’s uncertainty about how dharma (moral duty) and artha (practical welfare/policy) should be understood and applied.
In the Śānti Parva’s post-war instruction, Bhīṣma addresses Arjuna directly, asking him to listen attentively while he explains and adjudicates between two viewpoints, aiming to remove Arjuna’s doubts regarding right conduct and practical aims.