Shloka 7
Utkramaṇa-sthāna and Ariṣṭa-lakṣaṇa: Yājñavalkya’s Instruction on Departure Pathways and Mortality Signs
प्रमाणं यत् स्ववेदोक्तं शास्त्रोक्ते यच्च पठ्यते । वेदशास्त्रद्धयं चैव प्रमाणं तत् सनातनम्
pramāṇaṁ yat svavedoktaṁ śāstrokte yac ca paṭhyate | vedaśāstradvayaṁ caiva pramāṇaṁ tat sanātanam ||
阇那迦王说道：“自家《吠陀》所宣示的权威，以及《沙斯特罗》所教导、通过研习与聆听而得的权威——这一切皆为正当；因为《吠陀》与《沙斯特罗》合而为一，便构成了关于正知与正行的永恒准则。”
जनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Janaka affirms that valid authority (pramāṇa) for dharma and right understanding rests on the combined testimony of Veda and Śāstra; both are regarded as timeless standards, so what is taught there is to be accepted as reliable guidance.
In the didactic setting of Śānti Parva, Janaka speaks as a teacher-figure, clarifying what should count as authoritative proof in matters of conduct and knowledge—pointing the listener back to Vedic revelation and the śāstric tradition derived from and aligned with it.