Shloka 6
धर्मद्वारबहुत्वविमर्शः — Reflection on the Many ‘Doors’ of Dharma (Śānti-parva 342)
यानि नामानि ते देव कीर्तितानि महर्षिभि: | वेदेषु सपुराणेषु यानि गुह्मानि कर्मभि:
yāni nāmāni te deva kīrtitāni maharṣibhiḥ | vedeṣu sapurāṇeṣu yāni guhyāni karmabhiḥ
Wika ni Arjuna: “O banal na Diyos, yaong mga pangalan Mo na ipinahayag at pinuri ng mga dakilang rishi—yaong mga lihim na pangalan na binabanggit sa mga Veda at mga Purāṇa, at yaong mga pangalang kaugnay ng mga nakatagong ritwal at mga banal na gawa—(ipahayag Mo po sa akin).”
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the authority of revealed tradition: divine names and teachings are validated through the testimony of seers and the scriptural corpus (Veda and Purāṇa). It also points to a layered spirituality in which some aspects—names, rites, and meanings—are ‘guhya’ (esoteric) and meant to be received through proper instruction.
Arjuna addresses a divine figure and requests disclosure or clarification of the deity’s celebrated names—especially those regarded as secret or connected with sacred rites—known from the Vedas and Purāṇas and praised by great sages.