Shloka 6
तदसयुक्त व्यवस्यन्ति बाला: पण्डितमानिन: । अथ चेन्मन्यसे चैकं कारणं कि भवेदिति
tad asayuktaṁ vyavasyanti bālāḥ paṇḍitamāninaḥ | atha cen manyase caikaṁ kāraṇaṁ kiṁ bhaved iti, tatpareṇaiva nānyena śakyaṁ hotasya darśanam |
ビーシュマは言った。「未だ幼く、しかも学者ぶる者どもは、真実に結びつかぬ不相応な結論に至る。もし『いかにして原因がただ一つであり得るのか』と問うなら知れ。究極の原理の直観は、それへ向けた専心の精進以外の手段では得られない。戒めを守り、修行と努力を絶えず続ける者のみがそれを見得る。ほかの者には不可能である。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma warns that self-conceit in learning leads to incoherent conclusions, and that the deepest truth—especially about an ultimate cause—requires sustained, devoted discipline and direct realization rather than mere argument or superficial certainty.
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma continues instructing Yudhishthira on dharma and higher truth. Here he rebukes immature ‘know-it-alls’ and answers an objection about a single ultimate cause by emphasizing that such knowledge is gained through dedicated practice and realization.