Shloka 87
Śuka’s Guṇa-Transcendence and Vyāsa’s Consolation (शुकगति-वर्णनम्)
उपेतार्थमभिन्नार्थ न्यायवृत्तं न चाधिकम् । नाश्लक्ष्णं न च संदिग्धं वक्ष्यामि परमं ततः
upetārtham abhinnārthaṃ nyāyavṛttaṃ na cādhikam | nāślakṣṇaṃ na ca saṃdigdhaṃ vakṣyāmi paramaṃ tataḥ ||
भीष्म म्हणाले—आता मी परम उपदेश सांगतो—ज्याचा अभिप्रेत अर्थ स्पष्ट आहे, ज्याचा भाव एकसंध आहे, जो न्याय व सदाचारावर आधारलेला आहे, जो अनावश्यक विस्तारलेला नाही, न कर्कश, न अस्पष्ट, आणि संदेहमुक्त आहे।
भीष्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma sets a standard for dharmic instruction: speech should be purposeful, internally consistent, aligned with justice and right conduct, measured (not excessive), gentle (not harsh), and unambiguous—so that ethical truth can be received and applied without confusion.
In the Śānti Parva’s extended instruction, Bhīṣma transitions into a ‘highest’ teaching and prefaces it by assuring the listener that his forthcoming counsel will be clear, coherent, ethically grounded, and free from harshness or doubt.