Shloka 6
सत्य–अनृत, प्रकाश–तमस्, स्वर्ग–नरक विवेचनम्
Truth and Untruth as Light and Darkness; Svarga and Naraka as Ethical Consequences
कैलासशिखरे दृष्टवा दीप्यमानं महौजसम् | भगुं महर्षिमासीनं भरद्वाजो<न्वपृच्छत,कैलास पर्वतके शिखरपर अपने तेजसे देदीप्यमान होते हुए महातेजस्वी महर्षि भूगुको बैठा देख भरद्वाज मुनिने पूछा--
kailāsa-śikhare dṛṣṭvā dīpyamānaṁ mahaujasam | bhṛguṁ maharṣim āsīnaṁ bharadvājo 'nvapṛcchat ||
毗湿摩说道：“在凯拉萨山之巅，婆罗堕阇见大圣婆利古端坐其上，凭自身光辉而炽然照耀。见此大威光的牟尼，婆罗堕阇趋前发问——由此开启一场对话，凭觉悟先知之权威以明示达摩。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds the dharmic method of learning: sincere questioning (praśna) directed to a qualified, radiant seer. Ethical clarity is presented as arising from humble inquiry and transmission within the rishi lineage.
On Mount Kailasa, Bharadvāja sees the sage Bhṛgu seated and resplendent. He approaches and asks him a question, initiating a discourse that Bhishma recounts as part of the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma.