Shloka 23
मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः
Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities
तौ समेत्य महात्मानौ सुखासीनौ कथा: शुभा: । चक्रतुर्वेदसम्बद्धास्तच्छेषकृतलक्षणा:,वे दोनों महात्मा एक-दूसरेसे मिलकर सुखपूर्वक बैठे तथा वेदोंसे सम्बद्ध और वेदान्तसे उपलक्षित शुभ चर्चाएँ करने लगे
tau sametya mahātmānau sukhāsīnau kathāḥ śubhāḥ | cakratur vedasambaddhās taccheṣakṛtalakṣaṇāḥ ||
Kedua-dua insan agung itu bertemu, lalu duduk dengan tenang; mereka pun memulakan perbincangan yang mulia—wacana yang berasaskan Veda dan ditandai oleh maksud penutup Vedānta.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wholesome dialogue among the wise should be rooted in śruti (the Vedas) and oriented toward the final purport—Vedānta—so that discussion becomes a means of ethical clarity and insight into ultimate meaning, not mere debate.
Bhīṣma describes two noble persons meeting, sitting comfortably together, and beginning auspicious discussions that are explicitly Veda-based and characterized by the concluding, Vedānta-oriented intent of the Vedic teaching.