Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 45
Parīkṣit’s Final Absorption, Takṣaka’s Bite, Janamejaya’s Snake Sacrifice, and the Vedic Sound-Lineage
पुत्रानध्यापयत्तांस्तु ब्रह्मर्षीन् ब्रह्मकोविदान् । ते तु धर्मोपदेष्टार: स्वपुत्रेभ्य: समादिशन् ॥ ४५ ॥
putrān adhyāpayat tāṁs tu brahmarṣīn brahma-kovidān te tu dharmopadeṣṭāraḥ sva-putrebhyaḥ samādiśan
علَّم براهما تلك الفيدات لأبنائه، وهم من عظماء الرِّشي بين البراهمة وخبراء في فن تلاوة الفيدا. ثم قاموا بدور الآتشاريّا، فنقلوا الفيدات إلى أبنائهم هم أيضًا على نهج السلسلة.
FAQs
This verse describes Vedic wisdom being taught from father to sons—saintly brahmarṣis—and then transmitted onward, highlighting preservation through an authentic teaching lineage (paramparā).
Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating these events to Mahārāja Parīkṣit.
Learn śāstra from reliable teachers and then responsibly pass on dharmic values—through family, students, or community—without distorting the original teaching.