Shloka 2
अध्याय २८६ — पराशर-उपदेशः
Ethical Restraint, Mortality, and Karma
भीष्य उवाच अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । नारदस्य च संवादं समड्रस्य च भारत
bhīṣma uvāca | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam | nāradasya ca saṃvādaṃ samaṅgasya ca bhārata ||
भीष्म ने कहा—भरतनन्दन! इस विषय में विद्वान पुरुष एक प्राचीन उदाहरण देते हैं—देवर्षि नारद और समङ्ग के संवादरूप इतिहास को।
भीष्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma signals that the point under discussion should be understood through an authoritative traditional exemplum: an ancient narrative framed as a dialogue, which serves as a moral and dharmic precedent.
Bhishma transitions into a cited story: he introduces an old itihasa in the form of a conversation between the sage Narada and Samaṅga, addressed to the listener as ‘Bharata’ (Yudhiṣṭhira).