Shloka 28
Bhīmasena’s Discourse on Kāla, Resolve, and the Feasibility of Ajñātavāsa (भीमसेनस्य कालोपदेशः)
तत एकान्तमुन्नीय पाराशर्यों युधिष्ठिरम् । अब्रवीदुपपन्नार्थमिदं वाक्यविशारद:,तदनन्तर प्रवचनकुशल पराशरनन्दन व्यासजी युधिष्ठिरको एकान्तमें ले गये और उनसे यह युक्तियुक्त वचन बोले--
tata ekāntam unnīya pārāśaryo yudhiṣṭhiram | abravīd upapannārtham idaṁ vākyaviśāradaḥ ||
Pagkaraan, si Pārāśarya (Vyāsa), dinala si Yudhiṣṭhira sa isang lihim na pook at kinausap siya sa mga salitang may katwiran at angkop—binigkas nang may husay ng isang bihasa sa pangangaral.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sound ethical guidance should be delivered thoughtfully: in an appropriate setting (privacy when needed) and with reasoning that is fitting and well-grounded, so that counsel becomes effective rather than merely authoritative.
Vyāsa takes Yudhiṣṭhira to a secluded place and begins to speak to him. The verse functions as a narrative hinge introducing a confidential, reasoned instruction that follows.