Shloka 42
Yajña-bhāga-vyavasthā and the Pravṛtti–Nivṛtti Framework (यज्ञभागव्यवस्था तथा प्रवृत्तिनिवृत्तिधर्मविवेचनम्)
शिष्याणां वचन श्रुत्वा व्यासो वेदार्थतत्त्ववित् । पराशरात्मजो धीमान् परलोकार्थचिन्तक:
śiṣyāṇāṁ vacanaṁ śrutvā vyāso vedārtha-tattva-vit | parāśarātmajo dhīmān paralokārtha-cintakaḥ ||
Mendengar ucapan para muridnya, Vyāsa—yang bijaksana, memahami hakikat makna Veda, putra Parāśara yang cerdas, dan senantiasa memikirkan kebaikan alam baka—merenungkan permohonan mereka.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
True guidance is grounded in Vedic insight and aims at paraloka-artha—lasting spiritual welfare—so a teacher like Vyasa responds to questions with concern for dharma and ultimate good, not merely immediate advantage.
Bhishma describes a moment where Vyasa listens to his disciples’ words; characterized as a knower of Vedic truth and a contemplator of the next-world good, Vyasa prepares to address them from a spiritually oriented perspective.