Shloka 17
Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon
नारायणात्मको राजन् रुद्राय प्रददौ च तम् नरेश्वर! जब ब्रह्माजीका नेत्रजनित द्वितीय जन्म हुआ, तब उन्होंने सोमसे उस नारायण-स्वरूप धर्मको सुना था। राजन! ब्रह्माजीने रुद्रको इसका उपदेश दिया ।। १६३६ || ततो योगस्थितो रुद्र: पुरा कृतयुगे नूप,नरेश्वर! तत्पश्चात् योगनिष्ठ रुद्रने पूर्वकालके कृतयुगमें सम्पूर्ण बालखिल्य ऋषियोंको इस धर्मसे अवगत कराया; तदनन्तर भगवान् विष्णुकी मायासे वह धर्म फिर लुप्त हो गया
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
nārāyaṇātmako rājan rudrāya pradadau ca tam |
tato yogasthito rudraḥ purā kṛtayuge nṛpa |
nareśvara tatpaścāt sarvān bālakhilyān ṛṣīn dharmeṇānena bodhayām āsa |
tad-anantaraṃ bhagavato viṣṇor māyayā sa dharmaḥ punar luptaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “O king, that Dharma which is of the very nature of Nārāyaṇa was imparted to Rudra. Then Rudra, established in yoga, in ancient times—during the Kṛta age—made all the Bālakhilya sages acquainted with this teaching. Thereafter, by the māyā of Lord Viṣṇu, that Dharma again became hidden from the world.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच