Shloka 7
Brahmacarya-Upāya: Jñāna, Śauca, and the Mind’s Role in Desire (शान्ति पर्व, अध्याय २०७)
यानि चारहुर्मनुष्येन्द्र ये पुराणविदो जना: । कर्माणि त्विह गोविन्दे कीर्तयिष्यामि तान्यहम्,नरेन्द्र! पुराणवेत्ता पुरुष गोविन्दकी जिन-जिन लीलाओं तथा चरित्रोंका वर्णन करते हैं, उनका मैं यहाँ वर्णन करूँगा
yāni cāhur manuṣyendra ye purāṇavido janāḥ | karmāṇi tv iha govinde kīrtayiṣyāmi tāny aham, narendra |
بھیشم نے کہا—اے نریندر، اے منوشیندر! جو جو اعمالِ گووند کو پُرانوں کے جاننے والے لوگ بیان کرتے ہیں، انہی اعمال کا میں یہاں ذکر کروں گا۔
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma grounds his forthcoming account in respected tradition: the deeds of Govinda are not private opinion but what authoritative Purāṇa-knowers commonly recount. Ethically, it models how dharma-teaching is supported by reliable sources and careful narration.
Addressing the king (Yudhishthira), Bhishma announces that he will now describe the celebrated deeds and divine exploits of Govinda (Krishna) as preserved in Purāṇic tradition, preparing the listener for a devotional-historical narration.