Shloka 21
Vyaktāvyakta-Viveka and Nivṛtti as Paramā Gati
Manifest–Unmanifest Discrimination and the Supreme Path of Withdrawal
गान्धर्व नारदो वेद भरद्वाजो धर्नुग्रहम् । देवर्षिचरितं गार्ग्य: कृष्णात्रेयश्विकित्सितम्
gāndharvaṃ nārado veda bharadvājo dhanur-graham | devarṣi-caritaṃ gārgyaḥ kṛṣṇātreyaś cikitsitam ||
Wika ni Bhīṣma: Si Nārada ay nagpakadalubhasa sa Gandharva-veda (kaalamang pangmusika at sining na makalangit); si Bharadvāja ay nagpakadalubhasa sa Dhanur-veda (agham ng pana at palaso); si Gārgya ay nakaaalam ng mga gawa at sali’t saling kaugalian ng mga devarṣi; at si Kṛṣṇa Ātreya ay nagpakadalubhasa sa agham ng panggagamot.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is strengthened by disciplined mastery of knowledge: different sages embody different vidyās, showing that ethical life includes cultivating and applying one’s specialized skill for the good of the world.
Bhishma lists exemplary sages and the fields they mastered—music (Narada), archery (Bharadvaja), traditions of divine seers (Gargya), and medicine (Krishna Atreya)—as part of a broader Shanti Parva discourse on learning, conduct, and the supports of righteous order.