Shloka 6
आत्मदर्शन-उपदेशः (Ātma-darśana Upadeśa) — Mind, Senses, and the All-pervading Self
भीष्म उवाच अत्र ते वर्तयिष्येडहमितिहासं पुरातनम् । जगौ यद् भगवान् व्यास: पुत्राय परिपृच्छते
bhīṣma uvāca | atra te vartayiṣye 'ham itihāsaṃ purātanam | jagau yad bhagavān vyāsaḥ putrāya paripṛcchate ||
毗湿摩说道：“尤提士提罗，在此我将为你复述一则古老传承。那是可敬的毗耶娑在其子发问之时所宣说的旧事与教诲——我将把这同一教言再说与你听。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames the authority of the forthcoming instruction: Bhishma grounds his counsel in an ancient, respected lineage of teaching—Vyasa’s reply to his son’s inquiry—implying that ethical guidance (dharma) is best received through tested tradition and careful questioning.
Bhishma, continuing his discourse to Yudhishthira in the Shanti Parva, announces that he will now narrate an old account: the teaching once spoken by the sage Vyasa when questioned by his son (traditionally identified as Śuka).