Shloka 25
Śukasya Janma-yoga-phalaṁ — Vyāsasya Tapasā Putrārthaḥ (Śānti-parva 310)
एतानि नव सर्गाणि तत्त्वानि च नराधिप । चतुर्विशतिरुक्तानि यथाश्रुतिनिदर्शनात्,नरेश्वर! ये नौ सर्ग और चौबीस तत्त्व श्रुतिके निर्देशके अनुसार यहाँ बताये गये हैं
etāni nava sargāṇi tattvāni ca narādhipa | caturviśatir uktāni yathāśruti-nidarśanāt, nareśvara ||
Yājñavalkya nói: “Hỡi đại vương, chín ‘sự tạo thành’ ấy cùng các nguyên lý (tattva) được nêu là hai mươi bốn, đúng theo những chỉ dấu của Thánh khải Veda (śruti).”
याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse grounds a philosophical enumeration—nine stages of cosmic emanation and the twenty-four fundamental principles (tattvas)—in śruti, asserting that this metaphysical framework is not mere speculation but aligned with Vedic scriptural testimony.
In a didactic exchange within Śānti Parva, the sage Yājñavalkya addresses a king and summarizes the doctrinal count: the ‘sargas’ and ‘tattvas’ are being presented systematically, with an explicit appeal to śruti as the validating authority.