Shloka 28
Adhyaya 4 — Jaimini Meets the Dharmapakshis: Four Doubts on the Mahabharata and the Opening of Narayana Doctrine
एतेषु गोचरोऽस्माकं बुद्धेर् ब्राह्मणसत्तम ।
प्रतिज्ञान्तु समारोढुं तथापि न हि शक्नुमः ॥
eteṣu gocaro ’smākaṃ buddher brāhmaṇa-sattama | pratijñāntu samāroḍhuṃ tathāpi na hi śaknumaḥ ||
“Ó melhor dos brāhmaṇas, estes assuntos estão dentro do alcance do nosso entendimento; e, ainda assim, não somos capazes de sustentar (isto é, guardar e cumprir) o voto que assumimos.”
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FAQs
The verse distinguishes knowing from doing: even when a matter is intellectually understood (buddhi-gocara), one may lack the strength, steadiness, or practical means to fulfill a vow. Ethically, it commends humility and truthful admission of limitation rather than hypocrisy in dharma.
This verse is not primarily sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita content; it functions as narrative-dialogue (ākhyāna) and dharma-upadeśa framing—supporting the Purāṇa’s instructive discourse rather than a pancalakṣaṇa category.
Esoterically, 'buddhi' (conceptual grasp) is shown as insufficient without 'śakti' (capacity/inner power) to actualize dharma. The 'ascent' (samāroha) of a vow hints at the inner climb from thought to embodied discipline; failure prompts seeking higher support—guru-instruction, tapas, or divine grace—rather than mere reasoning.