Shloka 3
Adhyāya 290: Sāṃkhya-vidhi, Deha-doṣa, Guṇa-vicāra, and Mokṣa-gati
Bhīṣma–Yudhiṣṭhira Dialogue
भीष्म उवाच अन्न ते वर्तयिष्यामि यथापूर्व महायशा: । पराशरं महात्मानं पप्रच्छ जनको नृपः:
bhīṣma uvāca: ākhyānaṃ te vartayiṣyāmi yathāpūrvaṃ mahāyaśāḥ | parāśaraṃ mahātmānaṃ papraccha janako nṛpaḥ ||
بھیشم نے کہا—اے بلند نام والے! میں تمہیں وہ قدیم واقعہ اسی طرح سناؤں گا جیسے پہلے ہوا تھا۔ ایک بار راجا جنک نے مہاتما پرَاشر سے سوال کیا تھا۔
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the dharmic method of learning: a renowned king approaches a realized sage with sincere inquiry, and the teaching is transmitted through an established traditional narrative (ākhyāna) preserved 'as it was' (yathāpūrvam).
Bhishma begins a new episode within his instruction, promising to recount an earlier account. He introduces the scene: King Janaka questions the sage Parāśara, setting up a dialogue that will convey ethical and spiritual guidance.