Shloka 47
त्रिवर्गमूलनिश्चयः — Determining the Roots of Dharma, Artha, and Kāma
Mahābhārata, Śānti-parva 123
वेदा: प्रतिष्ठा ज्योतिर्भ्यस्ततो हयशिरा: प्रभु: । ब्रह्मा पितामहस्तस्माज्जागर्ति प्रभुरव्यय:
vedāḥ pratiṣṭhā jyotirbhyaḥ tato hayaśirāḥ prabhuḥ | brahmā pitāmahastasmāj jāgarti prabhuravyayaḥ ||
Dijo Vasuharoma: «De las luminarias divinas procede el bastón de autoridad, por el cual los Vedas quedan firmemente establecidos. De los Vedas surge el Señor Hayagrīva; y de Hayagrīva nace Brahmā, el Señor imperecedero, el Abuelo del mundo. Habiendo recibido ese bastón de disciplina y gobierno, permanece siempre vigilante para proteger y ordenar los mundos.»
वसुहरोम उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate authority (daṇḍa) and world-protection must be grounded in sacred knowledge (Vedas) and exercised with disciplined vigilance; power is justified when it serves dharma and safeguards the world-order.
Vasu-haroma outlines a chain of cosmic authority: divine radiance establishes the Vedas; from the Vedas emerges Hayagrīva; from Hayagrīva comes Brahmā, who, empowered by the staff of rule, stays awake to protect and regulate the worlds.