Shloka 37
आदावेव हि तच्छास्त्रमोंकारस्वरपूजितम् । ऋषिभ: श्रावितं यत्र तत्र कारुणिको हासौ
ādāveva hi tacchāstram oṃkārasvarapūjitam | ṛṣibhiḥ śrāvitaṃ yatra tatra kāruṇiko hāsau ||
ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ആദിമുതൽ തന്നെ ആ ശാസ്ത്രം ‘ഓം’കാരസ്വരത്താൽ പൂജിതമാണ്. ഋഷികൾ അത് എവിടെയെവിടെ ശ്രാവ്യമാക്കിയോ, അവിടെയവിടെ കരുണാമയമായ ഹർഷം ഉദിക്കുന്നു.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sacred instruction (śāstra) is to be approached with reverence, beginning with the sanctifying utterance of Oṃ, and understood as a living oral tradition handed down by ṛṣis; such a mode of learning cultivates a gentle, compassionate disposition rather than harshness.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues teaching by praising the sanctity and proper reception of authoritative doctrine: it is traditionally introduced with Oṃ and transmitted through the seers’ recitation, producing a mood of humane, compassionate joy in the listener.