Shloka 10
Brahma-vidyā: Satya–Tapas and the Enumeration of Tattvas
Arjuna–Vāsudeva framed dialogue
वक्तुमर्हसि विप्रर्षे यथावदिह तत्त्वत: । त्वदन्य: कश्नन प्रश्नानेतान् वक्तुमिहाहति
śiṣya uvāca | vaktum arhasi viprarṣe yathāvad iha tattvataḥ | tvad anyaḥ kaścan praśnān etān vaktum iha arhati |
弟子曰：“婆罗门仙中之最胜者，请于此时此地，依真实义，如法正说。除汝之外，世间无人堪当答此诸问。故请告我——我心迫切欲知——何道通于真实安乐，何为至上之乐，何者名为罪。尊师啊，汝能作精确之答；以汝通达导向解脱之法义而闻名故也。”
शिष्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse establishes the disciple’s ethical and spiritual inquiry as legitimate and urgent, and it grounds authority in a qualified teacher: questions about welfare-bringing paths, highest happiness, and the nature of sin should be answered “yathāvat” (properly) and “tattvataḥ” (in accordance with truth), especially within the framework of mokṣa-dharma.
In a guru–śiṣya setting, the disciple respectfully addresses a Brahmin-sage, declaring that no one else is competent to answer these inquiries, and requests a truthful, precise exposition—signaling the start (or continuation) of a didactic discourse on liberation-oriented dharma.