Shloka 7
दानपात्रापात्र-निर्णयः / Determining Worthy Gifts, Recipients, and Permissible Food
स ते धर्मरहस्येषु संशयान् मनसि स्थितान् | छेत्ता भागीरथीपुत्र: सर्वज्ञ: सर्वधर्मवित्,“गड्जपुत्र भीष्म सम्पूर्ण धर्मोंके ज्ञाता और सर्वज्ञ हैं। वे धर्म-रहस्यके विषयमें तुम्हारे मनमें स्थित हुए सम्पूर्ण संदेहोंका निवारण करेंगे
sa te dharmarahasyeṣu saṁśayān manasi sthitān | chettā bhāgīrathīputraḥ sarvajñaḥ sarvadharmavit ||
ଭାଗୀରଥୀପୁତ୍ର ଭୀଷ୍ମ ସର୍ବଜ୍ଞ ଓ ସର୍ବଧର୍ମବିତ; ଧର୍ମ-ରହସ୍ୟ ବିଷୟରେ ତୁମ ମନରେ ଥିବା ସମସ୍ତ ସନ୍ଦେହକୁ ସେ ଛେଦି ନିବାରଣ କରିଦେବେ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
True understanding of dharma often involves subtle ‘secrets’ (rahasya) that generate doubt; such doubt should be resolved by approaching an authoritative knower of dharma—here, Bhīṣma—whose insight can clarify complex ethical questions.
Vaiśampāyana points the listener toward Bhīṣma as the definitive teacher: Bhīṣma, famed as Gaṅgā’s son and a master of dharma, will answer and remove the inquirer’s internal uncertainties about dharma’s deeper principles.