Shloka 7
Kṛṣṇa–Arjuna Saṃvāda in Indraprastha: Consolation, Legitimation, and Leave for Dvārakā (आश्वमेधिकपर्व, अध्याय १५)
ऋषीणां देवतानां च वंशांस्तावाहतु: सदा । प्रीयमाणौ महात्मानौ पुराणावृषिसत्तमौ
ṛṣīṇāṃ devatānāṃ ca vaṃśāṃs tāv āhatuḥ sadā | prīyamāṇau mahātmānau purāṇāv ṛṣisattamau ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Aquellos dos, antiguos sabios de gran alma—los más eminentes entre los ṛṣis—se profesaban constante afecto. En el curso de sus conversaciones, relataban sin cesar los linajes de los dioses y de los ṛṣis, y también describían las extrañas historias de la guerra y las penalidades que de ella nacen, poniendo lado a lado la memoria, la tradición y el costo moral del conflicto.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
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The verse highlights the ethical function of sacred conversation: preserving lineage-traditions (vaṃśa) and remembering the human cost of war. Affectionate, truthful dialogue among the wise becomes a vehicle for transmitting dharma—both through ancestral memory and through sober reflection on conflict and suffering.
Vaiśampāyana describes two ancient, eminent sages who are close friends. They regularly converse about the genealogies of gods and sages, and they also recount remarkable war-episodes and the hardships connected with them.