Shloka 8
आत्मदर्शन-उपदेशः (Ātma-darśana Upadeśa) — Mind, Senses, and the All-pervading Self
कृष्णद्वैपायन व्यासं पुत्रो वैयासकि: शुक:ः । पप्रच्छ संदेहमिमं छिन्नधर्मार्थसंशयम्
kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaṃ vyāsaṃ putro vaiyāsakiḥ śukaḥ | papraccha saṃdeham imaṃ chinnadharmārthasaṃśayam ||
毗湿摩说：舒迦——黑岛仙人毗耶娑之子——趋近其父而问此疑，求得对法（dharma）与利（artha）之惑的明断。既已通达吠陀诸支与奥义书，舒迦欲知“尼什提迦之业”（nishthika-karma）这坚住的戒行之道，并深信父亲的教诲必能消除他在道义与世用上的一切困惑。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even after extensive scriptural study, clarity in dharma and artha often requires humble inquiry and guidance from a competent teacher; ethical certainty is presented as something to be ‘cut through’ by right instruction, not merely accumulated learning.
Bhishma introduces a frame-story: Shuka, having studied the Vedas and Upanishads, approaches his father Vyasa and asks him to resolve his doubts about right conduct (dharma) and practical aims (artha), confident that Vyasa’s counsel will remove his uncertainty.