Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 5
उक्ता धर्मा ये पुराणे महान्तो राजन विप्राणां क्षत्रियाणां विशां च । तथा शूद्राणां धर्ममुपासते च शेषं कृष्णादुपशिक्षस्व पार्थ
uktā dharmā ye purāṇe mahānto rājan viprāṇāṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ viśāṃ ca | tathā śūdrāṇāṃ dharmam upāsate ca śeṣaṃ kṛṣṇād upaśikṣasva pārtha pārtha ||
Sabi ni Bhīṣma: “O Hari, naipahayag ko na ang mga dakilang dharma na itinuturo sa sinaunang tradisyon—yaong sa mga brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya, at gayundin sa śūdra—at pati ang mga tungkuling iginagalang at isinasagawa ng mga tao sa lahat ng antas. Anuman ang nalalabi, O Pārtha, pag-aralan mo ang iba pa mula kay Krishna.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma affirms that he has already explained the traditional duties (dharma) for all four varnas and the forms of observance people follow; for any remaining doubts, the listener should seek further instruction from Krishna, acknowledging Krishna as a supreme and reliable source of guidance.
In the Anushasana Parva’s extended instruction section, Bhishma is concluding a portion of his discourse on social and ethical duties. He tells the king that the main teachings have been delivered and directs that any remaining matters be learned from Krishna, shifting authority from Bhishma’s counsel to Krishna’s guidance.