Shloka 2
अध्याय २८६ — पराशर-उपदेशः
Ethical Restraint, Mortality, and Karma
भीष्य उवाच अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । नारदस्य च संवादं समड्रस्य च भारत
bhīṣma uvāca | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam | nāradasya ca saṃvādaṃ samaṅgasya ca bhārata ||
ਭੀਸ਼ਮ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ—ਹੇ ਭਾਰਤ! ਇਸ ਵਿਸ਼ੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੀ ਵਿਦਵਾਨ ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰਾਚੀਨ ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟਾਂਤ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ—ਦੇਵਰਿਸ਼ੀ ਨਾਰਦ ਅਤੇ ਸਮੰਗ ਦੇ ਸੰਵਾਦ-ਰੂਪ ਪੁਰਾਤਨ ਇਤਿਹਾਸ ਨੂੰ।
भीष्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma signals that the point under discussion should be understood through an authoritative traditional exemplum: an ancient narrative framed as a dialogue, which serves as a moral and dharmic precedent.
Bhishma transitions into a cited story: he introduces an old itihasa in the form of a conversation between the sage Narada and Samaṅga, addressed to the listener as ‘Bharata’ (Yudhiṣṭhira).