आहुस्त्वामृषयः सर्वे देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा ।असितो देवलो व्यासः स्वयं चैव ब्रवीषि मे ॥
āhus tvām ṛṣayaḥ sarve devarṣir nāradas tathā | asito devalo vyāsaḥ svayaṃ caiva bravīṣi me ||
- आहुः · āhuḥ
- they call, declare
- त्वाम् · tvām
- you
- ऋषयः सर्वे · ṛṣayaḥ sarve
- all the seers
- देवर्षिः नारदः · devarṣiḥ nāradaḥ
- Narada, seer among gods
- असितः · asitaḥ
- Asita
- देवलः · devalaḥ
- Devala
- व्यासः · vyāsaḥ
- Vyasa
- स्वयम् · svayam
- yourself
- ब्रवीषि · bravīṣi
- you declare
- मे · me
- to me
“All the seers proclaim you so — Narada the divine seer, Asita, Devala, Vyasa — and you yourself declare it to me.”
— Original plain-language translation
Authority is triple-corded: ancient seers, named sages, and Krishna's own word agree. Arjuna stands within a tradition, not a private fancy. Testimony prepares him to ask for more.
— Reader's notes (original)