Shloka 22
Vyaktāvyakta-Viveka and Nivṛtti as Paramā Gati
Manifest–Unmanifest Discrimination and the Supreme Path of Withdrawal
न्यायतन्त्राण्यनेकानि तैस्तैरुक्तानि वादिभि: । हेत्वागमसदाचारैर्यदुक्ते तदुपास्यताम्
nyāya-tantrāṇy anekāni tais tair uktāni vādibhiḥ | hetv-āgama-sadācārair yad ukte tad upāsyatām ||
Wika ni Bhīṣma: “Maraming paraan ng pangangatwiran at pakikipagtalo ang inihayag ng iba’t ibang tagapagtalo. Ngunit ang Katotohanang itinuro ng mga pantas sa pamamagitan ng wastong katuwiran, ng may-awtoridad na tradisyon (āgama), at ng matuwid na asal—iyon lamang ang sambahin at panghawakan.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma advises that although many logical systems and debated doctrines exist, one should adhere to and worship that highest Reality/teaching which is supported by three validators: sound reasoning (hetu), authoritative tradition (āgama), and righteous conduct (sadācāra).
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Bhishma continues counseling Yudhishthira, cautioning him not to be lost in competing argumentative schools, and directing him toward a practice-oriented, ethically grounded pursuit of the highest truth.