आहुस्त्वामृषयः सर्वे देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा | असितो देवलो व्यासः स्वयं चैव ब्रवीषि मे || १३ ||
āhus tvām ṛṣayaḥ sarve devarṣir nāradas tathā asito devalo vyāsaḥ svayaṁ caiva bravīṣi me
āhuḥ—have declared; tvām—of You; ṛṣayaḥ—sages; sarve—all; deva-ṛṣiḥ—the sage among the gods; nāradaḥ—Narada; tathā—also; asitaḥ—Asita; devalaḥ—Devala; vyāsaḥ—Vyasa; svayam—personally; ca—and; eva—certainly; bravīṣi—You are telling; me—to me.
“All the great sages — the divine sage Narada, Asita, Devala, and Vyasa — have declared this about You, and now You Yourself are telling me the same.”
Arjuna grounds his understanding in the convergence of two streams: the testimony of the great sages across time, and the direct instruction of Krishna in the present moment. This dual confirmation — scripture and direct experience — is the gold standard for valid spiritual knowledge. Neither alone is sufficient; together they produce unshakeable conviction.
When personal experience and the testimony of reliable teachers and scripture agree, you can trust the conclusion with confidence. Seek alignment between what you discover in your own contemplation and what the tradition affirms. Convergence across multiple sources of valid knowledge produces the steadiness needed for genuine transformation.