Shloka 48
भृगु–भरद्वाजसंवादः: वर्णभेदस्य कर्माधारितव्याख्या
Bhrigu–Bharadvaja Dialogue: A Karma-Based Account of Varṇa
हेतुवादान् प्रवदिता वक्ता संसत्सु हेतुमत् । आक्रोष्टा चाभिवक्ता च ब्रह्म॒वाक्येषु च द्विजान्
hetuvādān pravaditā vaktā saṃsatsu hetumat | ākroṣṭā cābhivaktā ca brahmavākyeṣu ca dvijān |
Wika ni Bhīṣma: Sa mga kapulungan, ako’y dating naglalatag ng mga katuwiran at nagsasalita nang punô ng dahilan at pagtatalo. At kapag ang mga marurunong na brāhmaṇa ay may paggalang na nagbubulay sa mga banal na salita ng Veda, ako nama’y marahas na sumasalakay—nang-aalipusta at sumasalungat—upang iparada lamang ang sarili kong mapagtunggaling lohika.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma condemns the arrogant misuse of logic in sacred or learned settings: reasoned speech should serve truth and dharma, not ego, insult, or the humiliation of the wise—especially when discussing Vedic teachings.
Bhishma is recounting his own past conduct: in assemblies he habitually argued and debated, and when Brahmins discussed Vedic statements with reverence, he would aggressively interrupt, abuse, and contradict them, asserting his own contentious reasoning.