Shloka 6
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Procession, Encampment (Niveśa), and Auspicious Timing for Ritual Action
गुरुणा धर्मशीलेन व्यासेनाद्भुतकर्मणा । भीष्मेण च महाप्राज्ञा गोविन्देन च धीमता
guruṇā dharmaśīlena vyāsenādbhuta-karmaṇā | bhīṣmeṇa ca mahāprājñā govindena ca dhīmatā
Vaiśampāyana nói: “(Điều ấy được làm/được nói) bởi bậc thầy Vyāsa—kiên định trong dharma, với những việc làm kỳ diệu—và cũng bởi Bhīṣma, bậc đại trí, cùng Govinda, người sáng suốt.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes that guidance grounded in dharma gains force through the credibility of exemplary authorities—Vyāsa, Bhīṣma, and Govinda—whose lives and insight embody righteous discernment.
Vaiśampāyana frames the ensuing account by naming the eminent figures associated with the instruction or action being referenced, signaling that the narrative is anchored in the counsel and sanction of revered sages and Kṛṣṇa.