Shloka 38
Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 5 — Karmaphala-Nirdeśa and Phalāśruti (कर्मफलनिर्देशः फलश्रुतिश्च)
ऐश्व॒र्ये वर्तता चैव सांख्ययोगवता तथा । नैकतन्त्रविबुद्धेन दृष्टवा दिव्येन चक्षुषा
aiśvarye vartatā caiva sāṅkhyayogavatā tathā | naikatantravibuddhena dṛṣṭvā divyena cakṣuṣā ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: „Mit geistlicher Hoheit begabt, im Sāṅkhya und Yoga gefestigt und in vielen Zweigen heiliger Lehre erwacht, verfasste der Weise Vyāsa — mit göttlichem Blick schauend — diese Geschichte, damit sich der Ruhm der großherzigen Pāṇḍavas und anderer strahlender, an Gütern reicher Könige in der Welt verbreite.“
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames the Mahābhārata as a dharma-oriented sacred history authored by a spiritually accomplished seer. It emphasizes that true authority in transmitting ethical narrative comes from inner purity (tapas), disciplined wisdom (Sāṅkhya-Yoga), and comprehensive learning, so that the exemplary fame (kīrti) of righteous figures may guide later generations.
Vaiśampāyana describes Vyāsa’s qualifications—spiritual power, mastery of Sāṅkhya and Yoga, and multi-śāstra expertise—and states that, using divine sight, Vyāsa composed this history to spread the renown of the Pāṇḍavas and other illustrious kings.