Shloka 4
Brahmacarya-Upāya: Jñāna, Śauca, and the Mind’s Role in Desire (शान्ति पर्व, अध्याय २०७)
असितो देवलस्तात वाल्मीकिश्न महातपा: । मार्कण्डेयश्व गोविन्दे कथयन्त्यद्भुतं महत्
asito devalas tāta vālmīkiś ca mahātapāḥ | mārkaṇḍeyaś ca govinde kathayanty adbhutaṃ mahat ||
毗湿摩说道：“孩子啊，阿悉多、提婆罗、大苦行者婆罗弥基，以及圣者摩尔坎德耶，也都以奇妙而崇高之辞，称述戈文达之主。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse grounds devotion and theological understanding in the testimony of authoritative sages: the greatness of Govinda is not a private claim but a repeatedly affirmed truth in the sacred tradition, worthy of reverent attention.
Bhishma, while instructing his listener, cites eminent rishis—Asita, Devala, Valmiki, and Markandeya—as witnesses who recount extraordinary and exalted accounts about Govinda, thereby strengthening the credibility and sanctity of what is being discussed.