Shloka 46
Adhyāya 119: Vyāsa–Kīṭa-saṃvāda
Tapas-bala and karmic ascent across yoni
इदमन्यत्तु वक्ष्यामि प्रमाणं विधिनिर्मितम् । पुराणमृषिभिर्जुष्टं वेदेषु परिनिष्ठितम्
idam anyat tu vakṣyāmi pramāṇaṁ vidhinirmitam | purāṇam ṛṣibhir juṣṭaṁ vedeṣu pariniṣṭhitam ||
اب میں اس معاملے میں ایک اور معتبر دلیل بیان کرتا ہوں—ایک قدیم تعلیم جو ضابطۂ شریعت کے مطابق خود برہما نے قائم کی، جسے رشیوں نے عزیز رکھا اور سنبھالا، اور جو ویدوں میں مضبوطی سے راسخ ہے۔
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma frames his next instruction as a pramāṇa—an authoritative validation—rooted in ancient tradition, endorsed by ṛṣis, and ultimately grounded in the Vedas, emphasizing that dharma should be supported by recognized scriptural and sage-backed authority.
In the Anuśāsana discourse, Bhīṣma signals a transition: he is about to present an additional supporting authority for his teaching, citing an ancient, Brahmā-ordained tradition that the sages have upheld and that stands established within the Vedic corpus.