Shloka 18
कालनिर्देशः शोकनिवारणं च
Instruction on Kāla and the Removal of Grief
इति चाप्यत्र कौन्तेय मन्त्रो वेदेषु पठ्यते । वेदप्रमाणविद्ितं धर्म च प्रत्रवीमि ते
iti cāpy atra kaunteya mantro vedeṣu paṭhyate | vedapramāṇaviditaṁ dharmaṁ ca pravakṣyāmi te, kuntīnandana |
கௌந்தேயா! இவ்விஷயத்தில் வேதங்களில் ஒரு மந்திரமும் ஓதப்படுகிறது. வேதப் பிரமாணத்தால் நிறுவப்பட்ட அந்த தர்மத்தை நான் உனக்குச் சொல்கிறேன்.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
That dharma should be understood and taught on the basis of Vedic authority (veda-pramāṇa); Vyāsa frames his instruction as grounded in a Vedic mantra and therefore not merely personal opinion.
Vyāsa addresses the son of Kuntī and signals a transition into a doctrinal explanation: he cites that the Vedas contain a relevant mantra and then promises to expound the Veda-sanctioned dharma connected to the topic under discussion.