Shloka 29
असकृच्चापि मेधावी कृष्णद्वैपायनो मम । कथामेतां महाभाग कथयामास तत्त्ववित्,“महाभाग! परम बुद्धिमान् तत्त्ववेत्ता महर्षि श्रीकृष्णद्वैपायनने भी बारंबार मुझसे यही बात कही है
asakṛc cāpi medhāvī kṛṣṇadvaipāyano mama | kathām etāṃ mahābhāga kathayāmāsa tattvavit ||
हे महाभाग! परम बुद्धिमान तत्त्वज्ञ महर्षी श्रीकृष्णद्वैपायन (व्यास) यांनीही मला हीच कथा वारंवार सांगितली आहे.
संयज उवाच
Educational Q&A
That the forthcoming point is grounded in authoritative, repeatedly affirmed instruction: Vyāsa, a tattvavit (knower of truth), has told this same account many times, so it should be received as a reliable ethical and narrative truth rather than mere hearsay.
Saṃjaya addresses a noble listener and cites Vyāsa as his source, stating that Vyāsa has repeatedly narrated this very account to him—preparing the listener to accept the next statement as weighty and well-attested.