Shloka 142
Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa
Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results
सर्वे हि वयमेते च तवैव प्रसव: प्रभो | देवानां ब्राह्मणानां च त्वं हि कर्ता पितामह,'प्रभो! पितामह! ये सब और हमलोग आपहीकी संतान हैं; क्योंकि देवताओं और ब्राह्मणोंकी सृष्टि करनेवाले आप ही हैं
sarve hi vayam ete ca tavaiva prasavaḥ prabho | devānāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ ca tvaṃ hi kartā pitāmaha ||
Vasiṣṭha said: “O Lord, O Grandfather of all beings! All of us—and these others as well—are truly your own offspring. For you are the maker, the primal progenitor, of both the gods and the Brahmins.”
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse grounds dharma in a shared divine origin: gods and Brahmins alike arise from the same supreme progenitor, so reverence, humility, and recognition of cosmic hierarchy are ethically required.
Vasiṣṭha addresses a supreme Lord/primeval ancestor (pitāmaha), affirming that all beings present are His progeny and praising Him as the creator of both the devas and the Brahmin order.