Shloka 11
नारद–असित (देवल) संवादः — भूतप्रभवाप्यय, इन्द्रिय-गुण-विवेक, क्षेत्रज्ञ-तत्त्व
तस्यैवं गततृष्णस्य विज्वरस्य निराशिष: । का विवक्षास्ति वेदेषु निरारम्भस्य सर्वत:
tasyaivaṁ gatatṛṣṇasya vijvarasya nirāśiṣaḥ | kā vivakṣāsti vedeṣu nirārambhasya sarvataḥ ||
Wika ni Bhishma: “Para sa taong lumampas na sa pagnanasa, malaya sa lagnat at pag-uga ng loob, walang inaasahan, at tinalikdan ang lahat ng pagsisimula ng gawain sa bawat panig—anong layon pa ang mayroon upang magsalita tungkol sa mga Veda? Bakit mo nga sinasambit ang salungat na pananalita tungkol sa mga Veda, na sinasabing lumabas na tila hininga ng Kataas-taasang Panginoon?”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links true renunciation—freedom from craving, agitation, expectation, and worldly undertakings—with a state where argumentative or self-interested speech about scripture loses its purpose. It also affirms the sanctity of the Vedas as originating from the Supreme, implying that speaking ‘contrary’ to them is ethically and spiritually suspect.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Bhishma challenges a position that appears to disparage or contradict the Vedas. He argues that a genuinely desireless, tranquil renunciant would have no agenda-driven reason to attack or distort Vedic authority, especially given the traditional view that the Vedas emanate from the Supreme Lord.