Shloka 6
Umā’s Inquiry and the Manifestation of the Third Eye (उमा–प्रश्नः तृतीयनेत्रोत्पत्तिः)
न त्वमल्पेन तपसा दानेन नियमेन वा । इमं लोकमनुप्राप्ता त्वं हि तत्त्व वदस्व मे
na tvam alpena tapasā dānena niyamena vā | imaṁ lokam anuprāptā tvaṁ hi tattvaṁ vadasva me ||
بھیشم نے کہا— “یقیناً نہ تھوڑی سی تپسیا سے، نہ محض خیرات سے، اور نہ ہی صرف ظاہری پابندیوں سے تم نے یہ مقام اور یہ عالم پایا ہے۔ پس جو حقیقت ہے وہی مجھے بتاؤ—اصل تत्त्व بیان کرو۔”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma implies that genuine spiritual attainment is not produced by a token amount of austerity, charity, or mere external observances. He urges disclosure of tattva—inner truth or the essential principle—suggesting that real dharma is grounded in realized understanding, not only in outward acts.
Bhīṣma addresses a (female) interlocutor who has ‘reached this world/state’ (anuprāptā). He infers that such attainment must rest on substantial merit or realization, and therefore requests that she explain the underlying truth to him.