Shloka 6
Suvarṇa-dāna: Kārttikeya’s Origin and the Defeat of Tāraka (सुवर्णदान-प्रसङ्गे कार्त्तिकेय-उत्पत्ति तथा तारकवधः)
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । पितामहस्य संवादमिन्द्रस्य च युधिष्ठिर,युधिष्ठिर! इस विषयमें विद्वान् पुरुष इन्द्र और ब्रह्माजीके इस प्राचीन इतिहासका उदाहरण दिया करते हैं
atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṁ purātanam | pitāmahasya saṁvādam indrasya ca yudhiṣṭhira ||
Bhishma berkata: “Wahai Yudhisthira, dalam perkara ini para bijak pun mengutip sebuah kisah purba sebagai teladan—yakni dialog antara Pitamaha (Brahma) dan Indra.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma frames his instruction by appealing to authoritative tradition: ethical guidance is strengthened by citing an ancient itihāsa, especially a discourse involving cosmic authorities like Brahmā and Indra.
Bhīṣma signals a transition into an illustrative story: he tells Yudhiṣṭhira that scholars recount an old dialogue between Brahmā (Pitāmaha) and Indra as a precedent relevant to the topic under discussion.