Shloka 42
तेन भिन्नास्तदा वेदा मनो: स्वायम्भुवेडन्तरे । ततस्तुतोष भगवान् हरिस्तेनास्य कर्मणा
tena bhinnās tadā vedā manoḥ svāyambhuve 'ntare | tatas tutoṣa bhagavān haris tenāsya karmaṇā ||
Vaiśampāyana said: By that act, the Vedas became divided in the Manvantara of Manu Svāyambhuva. Thereupon the Blessed Lord Hari was pleased with him because of that deed.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links the preservation and orderly arrangement of sacred knowledge (the Vedas) with dharmic action, showing that such service to revelation and cosmic order is ethically meritorious and wins divine approval (Hari’s satisfaction).
Vaiśampāyana reports that during the era (Manvantara) of Manu Svāyambhuva the Vedas were divided/organized, and that Hari (Viṣṇu) became pleased with the agent responsible because of that accomplished act.