Shloka 3
शुकस्य योगसिद्धिः (Śuka’s Yogic Attainment and Ascent)
भीष्म उवाच अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । भिक्षो: पजचशिखस्येह संवादं जनकस्य च
bhīṣma uvāca | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam | bhikṣoḥ pañcaśikhasyeha saṃvādaṃ janakasya ca ||
ಭೀಷ್ಮನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರನೇ! ಈ ವಿಷಯದಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಪಂಡಿತರು ಒಂದು ಪುರಾತನ ಇತಿಹಾಸದ ಉದಾಹರಣೆಯನ್ನು ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾರೆ—ಇಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಭಿಕ್ಷು ಪಂಚಶಿಖ ಮತ್ತು ರಾಜ ಜನಕನ ಸಂವಾದವನ್ನು.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma frames the instruction through an authoritative precedent: ethical and spiritual questions are clarified by recalling an ancient dialogue between a renunciant (Panchashikha) and an ideal king (Janaka), suggesting that dharma can be illuminated through reasoned discourse across social roles.
Bhishma introduces a traditional story (itihāsa) as an illustrative example, announcing that he will recount the conversation between the mendicant Panchashikha and King Janaka to address the issue under discussion with Yudhishthira.