Shloka 18
कालनिर्देशः शोकनिवारणं च
Instruction on Kāla and the Removal of Grief
इति चाप्यत्र कौन्तेय मन्त्रो वेदेषु पठ्यते । वेदप्रमाणविद्ितं धर्म च प्रत्रवीमि ते
iti cāpy atra kaunteya mantro vedeṣu paṭhyate | vedapramāṇaviditaṁ dharmaṁ ca pravakṣyāmi te, kuntīnandana |
ဗျာသက ပြောသည်– «ကွန်တီ၏သားရေ၊ ဤအကြောင်းအရာ၌ ဗေဒများအတွင်း ဖတ်ရွတ်ကြသော မန္တရတစ်ပုဒ်လည်း ရှိသည်။ ငါသည် ဗေဒအာဏာပိုင် သက်သေပြချက်ဖြင့် သတ်မှတ်ထားသော ဓမ္မကို သင့်အား ကြေညာမည်။»
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
That dharma should be understood and taught on the basis of Vedic authority (veda-pramāṇa); Vyāsa frames his instruction as grounded in a Vedic mantra and therefore not merely personal opinion.
Vyāsa addresses the son of Kuntī and signals a transition into a doctrinal explanation: he cites that the Vedas contain a relevant mantra and then promises to expound the Veda-sanctioned dharma connected to the topic under discussion.