Shloka 54
Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon
नारदेन सुसम्प्राप्त: सरहस्य: ससंग्रह: । एष धर्मो जगन्नाथात् साक्षान्नारायणान्नूप,महाराज! नारदजीने रहस्य और संग्रहसहित इस धर्मको साक्षात् जगदीश्वर नारायणसे भलीभाँति प्राप्त किया था
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: Nāradenā susamprāptaḥ sa-rahasyaḥ sa-saṅgrahaḥ | eṣa dharmo jagannāthāt sākṣān Nārāyaṇān nṛpa, mahārāja |
Vaiśampāyana said: “This teaching on dharma—complete with its inner secret and its concise compendium—was duly obtained by Nārada directly from Nārāyaṇa, the Lord of the universe. O king.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the supreme authority and reliability of the dharma being taught: it is not merely human speculation but a doctrine received by Nārada directly from Nārāyaṇa, complete with both its deeper (rahasya) meaning and its concise summary (saṅgraha).
Vaiśampāyana, as narrator, explains to the addressed king that Nārada has obtained this dharma-teaching straight from the Lord of the universe, establishing the divine provenance of the instruction that follows or is being discussed.