Shloka 9
ज्योति: सर्वस्य लोकस्य विपुल प्रतिपद्यते । न त्वेव गमन॑ राजन् हेतुतो गमनं तथा । अग्राह्मुमनिबद्धं च वाचा सम्परिवर्जयेत्
jyotiḥ sarvasya lokasya vipula pratipadyate | na tveva gamanaṁ rājan hetuto gamanaṁ tathā | agrāhyam anibaddhaṁ ca vācā samparivarjayet |
ビーシュマは言った。「ただ推理の戯れが尽きるとき、豊かな真の理解が得られ、その知は全世界にとって最も妙なる光となる。だが王よ、論争だけで到ったものは、同じ意味で真理への確かな『到達』とは言えぬ。ゆえに、受け入れるに足らぬこと、根拠なきことは、言葉においてすら避けるべきである。とりわけ、権威ある教えによって確立されぬ主張は慎むがよい。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that mere logical argument (hetu/tarka) is not sufficient as a final authority for truth; genuine knowledge is a ‘light’ for the world and should be grounded in reliable pramāṇa—here, especially what is established by Vedic/scriptural authority—while unfounded or inadmissible claims should be avoided even in speech.
In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma, lying on the bed of arrows, continues instructing King Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma. In this verse he cautions the king against treating bare reasoning as definitive knowledge and urges adherence to authoritative, well-established teachings.