Shloka 6
अध्याय ३३७ — ज्ञानमार्ग-वैविध्यप्रश्नः तथा व्यासस्य नारायणोद्भवकथा
Systems of Knowledge and Vyāsa’s Nārāyaṇa-Origin
उनके श्रेष्ठ शिष्य हुए राजा उपरिचर वसु, जिन्होंने उनसे उन दिनों चित्रशिखण्डियोंके बनाये हुए तन्त्रशास्त्रका विधिवत् अध्ययन किया,प्रजापतिसुता श्चात्र सदस्याश्नाभवंस्त्रय: | एकतक्न द्वितश्वैव त्रितश्नैव महर्षय: प्रजापतिके तीन पुत्र एकत, द्वित और त्रित नामक महर्षि उस यज्ञमें सदस्य हुए
prajāpatisutāś cātra sadasyāś nābhavaṃs trayaḥ | ekataś ca dvitāś caiva tritāś caiva maharṣayaḥ ||
Bhishma said: Here, three sages—Ekata, Dvita, and Trita, the sons of Prajapati—served as officiating members (sadasyas) in that sacrificial rite.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma in sacred action depends on proper procedure and qualified participants; the presence of recognized sages as sadasyas legitimizes and stabilizes the ritual order.
Bhishma identifies three sages—Ekata, Dvita, and Trita, sons of Prajapati—as members of the sacrificial assembly in a particular yajña, situating the event within an authoritative Vedic lineage.