Shloka 3
नारद–शुक संवादः (Nārada–Śuka Dialogue): Tyāga, Saṃyama, and Vyakta–Avyakta Viveka
पृथक् पृथक् प्रपश्यन्ति ये<प्यबुद्धिरता नरा: । वयं तु राजन् पश्याम एकमेव तु निश्चयात्
pṛthak pṛthak prapaśyanti ye 'py abuddhiratā narāḥ | vayaṃ tu rājan paśyāma ekam eva tu niścayāt ||
耶若那伐迦言曰：“大王啊，耽著无明之人——纵使谈论此事——亦将二种论典（śāstra）视为全然分离。然我等，大王，既以明辨审察而得坚固决定，见其本为一体。”
याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ignorance makes people insist on rigid divisions between teachings, but careful inquiry leads to the conviction that the two śāstras ultimately point to a single truth and are to be understood as harmonized rather than opposed.
In a didactic exchange in Śānti Parva, the sage Yājñavalkya addresses a king and corrects a perceived conflict between two scriptural authorities, asserting that only the undiscerning see contradiction, while the wise discern underlying unity.