Shloka 47
त्रिवर्गमूलनिश्चयः — Determining the Roots of Dharma, Artha, and Kāma
Mahābhārata, Śānti-parva 123
वेदा: प्रतिष्ठा ज्योतिर्भ्यस्ततो हयशिरा: प्रभु: । ब्रह्मा पितामहस्तस्माज्जागर्ति प्रभुरव्यय:,ज्योतियोंसे दण्ड ग्रहण करके वेद प्रतिष्ठित हुए हैं। वेदोंसे भगवान् हयग्रीव और हयग्रीवसे अविनाशी प्रभु ब्रह्मा वह दण्ड पाकर लोक-रक्षाके लिये जागते रहते हैं
vedāḥ pratiṣṭhā jyotirbhyaḥ tato hayaśirāḥ prabhuḥ | brahmā pitāmahastasmāj jāgarti prabhuravyayaḥ ||
Vasuharoma said: “From the divine lights comes the staff of authority by which the Vedas are firmly established. From the Vedas arises the Lord Hayagrīva; and from Hayagrīva comes Brahmā, the imperishable Lord and grandsire. Having received that staff of discipline and rule, he remains ever vigilant for the protection and ordering of the worlds.”
वसुहरोम उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate authority (daṇḍa) and world-protection must be grounded in sacred knowledge (Vedas) and exercised with disciplined vigilance; power is justified when it serves dharma and safeguards the world-order.
Vasu-haroma outlines a chain of cosmic authority: divine radiance establishes the Vedas; from the Vedas emerges Hayagrīva; from Hayagrīva comes Brahmā, who, empowered by the staff of rule, stays awake to protect and regulate the worlds.