Shloka 21
कपोत-लुब्धकसंवादः — Hunter’s Remorse and Renunciatory Resolve
आगतागमया बुद्धया वचनेन प्रशस्यते । अज्ञानाऊज्ञानहेतुत्वाद् वचनं साधु मन््यते
āgatāgamayā buddhyā vacanena praśasyate | ajñānāj jñāna-hetutvād vacanaṃ sādhu manyate ||
毗湿摩说：言辞若以立足于传承与权威教法的智慧而发，便会受到称赞。因为它能成为由无明转为知见的因，所以这样的言语被视为善。凡为吠陀与圣典所认可，并以理证阐明者，才真正使经典的价值深入人心。至于有人把赤裸的逻辑本身奉为认识未知的最高途径——这不过是误解而已。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sound teaching should unite scriptural/traditional authority (āgama) with disciplined reasoning (buddhi). Speech that helps transform ignorance into knowledge is ‘good’; treating logic alone as supreme while ignoring śāstra is presented as misguided.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and right understanding. Here he explains how authoritative knowledge is validated: statements rooted in Veda/śāstra and supported by reason are what people accept and what makes scripture effective.