Shloka 6
Guru’s Instruction on Dream, Mind, Guṇas, and Knowing Brahman
Svapna–Manas–Guṇa–Brahma-vicāra
कथैषा कथिता तत्र कश्यपेन महर्षिणा । मन: प्रह्लादिनीं दिव्यां तामिहैकमना: शृणु,फिर महर्षि कश्यपने मनको आनन्द प्रदान करनेवाली यह दिव्य कथा मुझे सुनायी। मैं उसे कहता हूँ, तुम एकाग्रचित्त होकर सुनो
kathaiṣā kathitā tatra kaśyapena maharṣiṇā | manaḥ-prahlādinīṁ divyāṁ tām ihaikamanāḥ śṛṇu ||
ਉੱਥੇ ਮਹਰਿਸ਼ੀ ਕਸ਼੍ਯਪ ਨੇ ਮਨ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੀ ਇਹ ਦਿਵ੍ਯ ਕਥਾ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਸੁਣਾਈ। ਹੁਣ ਤੂੰ ਇਕਾਗ੍ਰ ਚਿੱਤ ਨਾਲ ਇੱਥੇ ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਸੁਣ।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes disciplined listening and receptivity: ethical and dharmic instruction is best received with a focused, single-pointed mind, and the authority of the teaching is grounded in a revered sage-tradition (Kashyapa).
Bhishma introduces a sacred, uplifting story previously told by the sage Kashyapa and invites the listener to hear it attentively as part of the Shanti Parva’s broader instruction on dharma and right conduct.