Shloka 43
एकान्तिधर्म-प्रश्नः (Inquiry into Ekāntin Dharma) / The Origin and Practice of Single-Pointed Nārāyaṇa-Centered Discipline
अधिकारेपषु वर्तन्ते यथास्वं ब्रह्मवादिन: । सर्वे प्रमाणं हि यथा तथा तच्छास्त्रमुत्तमम्
adhikāreṣu vartante yathāsvaṃ brahmavādinaḥ | sarve pramāṇaṃ hi yathā tathā tacchāstram uttamam ||
毗湿摩说道：“阐说梵（Brahman）者，各在其所长之域中行事，随各自的修学与立场而进。既然他们各以其道皆为有效之权威，那么能如理容纳并安置此诸权威的教典（śāstra），便是最高的。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Different spiritual authorities operate within their own legitimate domains (adhikāra), and their teachings can be valid in their respective contexts; the best śāstra is the one that correctly recognizes and integrates this contextual validity.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and right understanding, Bhīṣma explains to his listener that apparent diversity among brahmavādins need not be dismissed as error; rather, each may be authoritative within its proper scope, and wise doctrine accounts for such scope-based differences.