Shloka 41
Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon
सनत्कुमारादपि च वीरणो वै प्रजापति: । कृतादौ कुरुशार्दूल धर्ममेतदधीतवान्,नरेश्वर! तत्पश्चात् भगवान् सनत्कुमारने उनसे उस सात्वत-धर्मका उपदेश ग्रहण किया। कुरुश्रेष्ठ! सनत्कुमारसे वीरण प्रजापतिने कृतयुगके आदिमें इस धर्मका उपदेश ग्रहण किया
sanatkumārād api ca vīraṇo vai prajāpatiḥ | kṛtādau kuruśārdūla dharmam etad adhītavān, nareśvara | tatpaścāt bhagavān sanatkumāraḥ naraśvarāya etat sātvata-dharma-upadeśaṃ prāha | kuruśreṣṭha! sanatkumārāt vīraṇa-prajāpatinā kṛtayugasya ādau asya dharmasya upadeśaḥ gṛhītaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: Selbst von Sanatkumāra lernte der Prajāpati namens Vīraṇa eben dieses Dharma zu Beginn des Kṛta-Zeitalters, o König, Tiger unter den Kurus. Danach verkündete der erhabene Sanatkumāra jene Lehre des Sātvata-Dharma. O Bester der Kurus, von Sanatkumāra empfing der Prajāpati Vīraṇa diese Unterweisung im Dharma in der frühesten Zeit des Kṛta-yuga.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the authority of Dharma through an ancient lineage of transmission: Sātvata-Dharma is presented as a venerable teaching received at the very dawn of the Kṛta-yuga, underscoring its timeless ethical and spiritual legitimacy.
Vaiśampāyana describes how the teaching was handed down: Sanatkumāra instructed Vīraṇa Prajāpati at the beginning of the Kṛta age, and this tradition of instruction is being recalled to validate the doctrine being discussed in the Śānti Parva.