Shloka 78
Chapter 2: Sudarśana Upākhyāna — Atithi-Dharma and the Conquest of Mṛtyu
Gṛhastha-Vrata
स्वरेण विप्र: शैक्षेण त्रील्लॉकाननुनादयन् । उवाच चैन धर्मज्ञ पूर्वमामन्त्रय नामत:
svareṇa vipraḥ śaikṣeṇa trīl lokān anunādayan | uvāca ca enaṃ dharmajñaḥ pūrvam āmantrya nāmataḥ |
Wika ni Bhishma: Sa tinig na sinanay sa wastong bigkas at diin, pinaugong ng brahman ang tatlong daigdig. Una, tinawag niya sa pangalan ang nakaaalam ng dharma, at saka nagsalita nang ganito—itinakda muna ang disiplina ng pananalita at magalang na paglapit bago ihatid ang mensahe.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds ethical communication: disciplined, correct speech (śikṣā and proper svara) and respectful address (calling by name, approaching properly) are presented as prerequisites for conveying dharma effectively.
Bhishma describes a learned Brahmin whose trained, resonant speech fills the worlds; the Brahmin first addresses a dharma-knowing person by name and then begins his statement, introducing an ensuing instruction or dialogue.