Shloka 4
मृत्युकारणप्रश्नः / Inquiry into the Cause and Designation of Death
उभयं सम्प्रधार्यतदध्यवस्येद् यथामति । अनेनैव विधानेन भवेद् गर्भशयो महान्
ubhayam sampradhārya tad adhyavasyed yathāmati | anenaiva vidhānena bhaved garbhaśayo mahān ||
ویاس نے کہا—دونوں آرا کو خوب پرکھ کر، اپنی سمجھ کے مطابق ایک پختہ نتیجے پر پہنچنا چاہیے۔ اسی طریقے سے غور و فکر اور مضبوط عزم کے ذریعے، جو جیو بار بار رحمِ مادر میں پڑتا ہے (یعنی جنم لیتا رہتا ہے) وہ بھی عظمت پاتا ہے۔
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should not accept a position impulsively; after weighing both sides, one must reach a firm conclusion according to one’s best discernment. Such reflective determination is presented as a means of inner growth for the transmigrating self.
Vyāsa is instructing the listener in a didactic context within Śānti Parva, emphasizing a method of inquiry: consider both viewpoints and then decide. The verse frames this disciplined decision-making as spiritually elevating for the being subject to repeated birth.