Shloka 22
Nāmānirukta of Nārāyaṇa (Keśava–Viṣṇu–Vāsudeva) and the Rudra–Nārāyaṇa Unity Theme
भीष्म उवाच नारदस्य वच: श्रुत्वा व्यास: परमधर्मवित् । तथेत्युवाच संद्ृष्टो वेदाभ्यासदृढव्रत:
bhīṣma uvāca nāradasya vacaḥ śrutvā vyāsaḥ paramadharmavit | tathety uvāca saṃdṛṣṭo vedābhyāsadṛḍhavrataḥ ||
भीष्म ने कहा—नारद के वचन सुनकर परम धर्मज्ञ व्यास ने “तथास्तु” कहा। वे वेदाभ्यास में दृढ़ और व्रत में अचल थे; उन्होंने धर्मोचित उपदेश को निश्चयपूर्वक स्वीकार किया।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A truly dharma-knowing person listens to wise counsel and responds with steady, principled resolve; learning (Vedic discipline) is shown as inseparable from ethical firmness (dṛḍha-vrata).
Bhishma reports that Vyasa hears Narada’s statement/advice and immediately assents—“So be it”—presenting Vyasa as a sage whose decisions are grounded in dharma and sustained by Vedic practice and unwavering vows.