Shloka 10
Nāmānirukta of Nārāyaṇa (Keśava–Viṣṇu–Vāsudeva) and the Rudra–Nārāyaṇa Unity Theme
अवतीर्णिेषु शिष्येषु व्यास: पुत्रसहायवान् । तृष्णीं ध्यानपरो धीमानेकान्ते समुपाविशत्
avatīrṇeṣu śiṣyeṣu vyāsaḥ putrasahāyavān | tṛṣṇīṃ dhyānaparo dhīmān ekānte samupāviśat ||
शिष्य पर्वतावरून खाली उतरल्यावर व्यासांच्या जवळ पुत्र शुकदेव यांच्यावाचून कोणीच उरला नाही. बुद्धिमान व्यास एकांतात ध्यानमग्न होऊन मौन बसले.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical-spiritual value of disciplined withdrawal: after instruction and activity, the sage turns to solitary meditation and silence, implying that the deepest dharma is assimilated inwardly and that some truths mature beyond speech.
After the disciples come down from the mountain, only Vyāsa and his son Śuka remain. Vyāsa then sits alone in seclusion, silent and absorbed in meditation, setting the stage for a more intimate, contemplative phase of the episode.