Shloka 40
एकान्तिधर्म-प्रश्नः (Inquiry into Ekāntin Dharma) / The Origin and Practice of Single-Pointed Nārāyaṇa-Centered Discipline
प्रवृत्ती च निवृत्ती च यस्मादेतद् भविष्यति । यजुर्ऋकूसामभिर्जुष्टमरथर्वांगिरसैस्तथा,"प्रवृत्ति और निवृत्तिके विषयमें यह ऋक्, यजुट, साम और अथर्व वेदके मन्त्रोंसे अनुमोदित ग्रन्थके समान प्रमाणभूत होगा
pravṛttī ca nivṛttī ca yasmād etad bhaviṣyati | yajur-ṛk-sāmabhir juṣṭam atharvāṅgirasais tathā ||
ಭೀಷ್ಮನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಈ ಉಪದೇಶದಿಂದಲೇ ಪ್ರವರ್ತಿ ಮತ್ತು ನಿವೃತ್ತಿ—ಎರಡರ ನಿರ್ಣಯವು ಸಂಭವಿಸುವುದರಿಂದ ಇದು ಪ್ರಮಾಣಭೂತವಾಗಿದೆ; ಯಜುರ್, ಋಕ್, ಸಾಮ ವೇದಮಂತ್ರಗಳಿಂದಲೂ, ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಅಥರ್ವ-ಆಂಗಿರಸ ಪರಂಪರೆಯ ಮಂತ್ರಗಳಿಂದಲೂ ಇದು ಅನುಮೋದಿತ ಹಾಗೂ ಸಮರ್ಥಿತವಾಗಿದೆ.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma frames the doctrine of pravṛtti (right engagement in duties) and nivṛtti (renunciant withdrawal) as a decisive guide for conduct, and he grounds its authority in Vedic endorsement—linking ethical guidance to recognized scriptural testimony.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhīṣma continues teaching by asserting that the guidance being presented is not merely personal opinion: it is validated by the major Vedic streams (Ṛg, Yajur, Sāma, and Atharva), thereby strengthening its normative force for the listener.