Shloka 2
Brāhmaṇa-pūjā, Haviḥ-dāna, and the Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī Saṃvāda
Chapter 34
भीष्म उवाच अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् | नारदस्य च संवाद वासुदेवस्य चोभयो:,भीष्मजीने कहा--युधिष्ठिर! इस विषयमें विज्ञ पुरुष देवर्षि नारद और भगवान् श्रीकृष्णके संवादरूप इस इतिहासका उदाहरण दिया करते हैं
bhīṣma uvāca | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam | nāradasya ca saṃvādaṃ vāsudevasya cobhayoḥ ||
Bhīṣma disse: “Também aqui os sábios citam um precedente antigo — uma narrativa sagrada de tempos remotos — a saber, o diálogo entre o sábio divino Nārada e Vāsudeva (Śrī Krishna), proferido por ambos, como exemplo para este assunto.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma signals that ethical instruction (dharma) is best clarified through authoritative precedents: an ancient itihasa, specifically a dialogue between Narada and Krishna, is invoked to illuminate the issue under discussion.
Bhishma transitions into a cited story: he introduces an old account framed as a conversation between the sage Narada and Vasudeva (Krishna), which will serve as an illustrative example for Yudhishthira.