Shloka 4
Śraddhā–Guṇa–Vibhāga Yoga (Faith and the Three Guṇas) — Mahābhārata Book 6, Chapter 39
सम्बन्ध-- तीसरे शलोकमें क्षेत्र" और क#क्षेत्रज्ञ” के जिस तत्त्वको संक्षेपर्में सुननेके लिये भगवान्ने अर्जुनये कहा है--अब उसके विषयमें ऋषि, वेद और ब्रह्म-सूत्रकी उक्तिका प्रमाण देकर भगवान् ऋषि, वेद और ब्रह्मयूत्रको आदर देते हैं-- ऋषिभिर्बहुधा गीत॑ छन्दोभिवविविधै:: पृथक् । ब्रह्मसूत्रपदैश्नैवः हेतुमद्/धिर्विनिश्चितै:
ṛṣibhir bahudhā gītaṁ chandobhir vividhaiḥ pṛthak | brahmasūtrapadaiś caiva hetumadbhir viniścitaiḥ ||
Arjuna berkata: “Kebenaran ini telah dinyanyikan dalam banyak cara oleh para resi, dihuraikan secara berasingan dalam pelbagai metrum Veda, dan juga ditegakkan melalui aforisme Brahma-sūtra—beralasan serta diputuskan dengan teguh.”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The doctrine under discussion is validated through three authoritative channels: the insights of realized seers (ṛṣis), the Vedic revelation expressed in many metres (chandas), and the logically reasoned conclusions of the Brahma-sūtras. Together they present the teaching as both revealed and rationally established.
In the midst of the war-setting discourse, Arjuna points out that the topic being taught is not novel or isolated; it is repeatedly taught across the Vedas and clarified by the Brahma-sūtras. This frames the instruction as part of a long, respected tradition of dharmic and philosophical inquiry.