Shloka 4
Śraddhā–Guṇa–Vibhāga Yoga (Faith and the Three Guṇas) — Mahābhārata Book 6, Chapter 39
सम्बन्ध-- तीसरे शलोकमें क्षेत्र" और क#क्षेत्रज्ञ” के जिस तत्त्वको संक्षेपर्में सुननेके लिये भगवान्ने अर्जुनये कहा है--अब उसके विषयमें ऋषि, वेद और ब्रह्म-सूत्रकी उक्तिका प्रमाण देकर भगवान् ऋषि, वेद और ब्रह्मयूत्रको आदर देते हैं-- ऋषिभिर्बहुधा गीत॑ छन्दोभिवविविधै:: पृथक् । ब्रह्मसूत्रपदैश्नैवः हेतुमद्/धिर्विनिश्चितै:
ṛṣibhir bahudhā gītaṁ chandobhir vividhaiḥ pṛthak | brahmasūtrapadaiś caiva hetumadbhir viniścitaiḥ ||
Arjuna thưa: “Chân lý này đã được các bậc hiền triết ca tụng theo nhiều cách, được trình bày riêng rẽ trong những thể kệ Veda đa dạng, và cũng được xác lập qua các câu cách ngôn của Brahma-sūtra—có lý lẽ, được kết luận vững chắc.”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The doctrine under discussion is validated through three authoritative channels: the insights of realized seers (ṛṣis), the Vedic revelation expressed in many metres (chandas), and the logically reasoned conclusions of the Brahma-sūtras. Together they present the teaching as both revealed and rationally established.
In the midst of the war-setting discourse, Arjuna points out that the topic being taught is not novel or isolated; it is repeatedly taught across the Vedas and clarified by the Brahma-sūtras. This frames the instruction as part of a long, respected tradition of dharmic and philosophical inquiry.