Shloka 41
अध्याय ३५१ — उञ्छवृत्ति-व्रतसिद्धेः मानुषस्य परमगतिः
Sūrya–Nāga Dialogue on the Perfected Gleaner-Ascetic
वेदाख्याने श्रुति: कार्या त्वया मतिमतां वर । तस्मात् कुरु यथा5ज्ञप्तं ममैतद् वचन मुने,'बुद्धिमानोंमें श्रेष्ठ मुने! तुम्हें वेदोंकी व्याख्याके लिये ऋकू, साम, यजुष् आदि श्रुतियोंका पृथक्-पृथक् संग्रह करना चाहिये। अतः तुम मेरी आज्ञाके अनुसार कार्य करो। मुझे तुमसे इतना ही कहना है”
Vaiśampāyana uvāca |
vedākhyāne śrutiḥ kāryā tvayā matimatāṁ vara |
tasmāt kuru yathājñaptaṁ mamaitad vacanaṁ mune ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “O best among the wise, for the purpose of explaining the Veda you should compile and arrange the revealed texts (śruti)—Ṛk, Sāman, Yajus, and the rest—each separately. Therefore, carry out the work exactly as I have instructed, O sage. This is my directive to you.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
That Vedic knowledge should be preserved and taught through disciplined organization of śruti—collecting and arranging the Vedic materials (Ṛk, Sāman, Yajus, etc.) distinctly—so that explanation and instruction remain accurate and authoritative.
Vaiśampāyana issues a direct instruction to a sage: to undertake the task of compiling/arranging the śruti for the purpose of Vedic exposition, and to execute the work exactly as commanded.