Shloka 34
Adhyāya 33: Antarvedī-Samāgama, Arghya-Nirṇaya, and Śiśupāla’s Objection
स्वयं ब्रह्मत्वमकरोत् तस्य सत्यवतीसुतः । धनंजयानामृषभ: सुसामा सामगो5भवत्,स्वयं सत्यवतीनन्दन व्यासने उस यज्ञमें ब्रह्माका काम सँभाला। धनंजयगोत्रीय ब्राह्मणोंमें श्रेष्ठ सुसामा सामगान करनेवाले हुए
svayaṁ brahmatvam akarot tasya satyavatīsutaḥ | dhanañjayānām ṛṣabhaḥ susāmā sāmago 'bhavat ||
সেই যজ্ঞে সত্যবতীপুত্র ব্যাস নিজেই ব্রহ্মা-পুরোহিতের দায়িত্ব গ্রহণ করলেন। আর ধনঞ্জয়-বংশের শ্রেষ্ঠ সুসামা সামগানকারী (সামগ) হলেন।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual and social dharma depend on rightly qualified persons fulfilling their designated roles: Vyāsa takes responsibility as Brahmā-priest, and Susāmā performs the Sāman-chanting—showing that sacred acts require competence, oversight, and adherence to proper offices.
During a sacrifice being described, the narrator states that Vyāsa personally served as the Brahmā-priest (the supervisory priest), while Susāmā, eminent in the Dhanañjaya group, served as the Sāmaveda chanter (Sāmaga).