Shloka 4
ऋषिसमागमः — युधिष्ठिरस्य शोकवर्णनम्
Sage Assembly and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Articulation of Grief
द्वैपायनो नारदश्न देवलश्न महानृषि: । देवस्थानश्न कण्वश्न तेषां शिष्याश्ष सत्तमा:,द्वैपायन व्यास, नारद, महर्षि देवल, देवस्थान, कण्व तथा उनके श्रेष्ठ शिष्य भी वहाँ आये थे
dvaipāyano nāradaś ca devalaś ca mahān ṛṣiḥ | devāsthānaś ca kaṇvaś ca teṣāṁ śiṣyāś ca sattamāḥ ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa), Nārada, el gran sabio Devala, Devāsthāna y Kaṇva—junto con sus discípulos más eminentes—también llegaron allí. Su llegada anuncia la reunión de videntes autorizados, cuya presencia confiere santidad y peso moral a las deliberaciones sobre el dharma que siguen.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that discussions on dharma should be guided by realized authorities—great ṛṣis and their disciplined lineages—so that ethical conclusions rest on wisdom, tradition, and spiritual insight rather than mere opinion.
Vaiśampāyana lists eminent sages—Vyāsa, Nārada, Devala, Devāsthāna, Kaṇva—and their foremost disciples arriving at the gathering, setting the stage for a weighty, dharma-centered deliberation in the Śānti Parva.