Shloka 104
Atithi-satkāra and the Consolation of Wise Counsel (अतिथिसत्कारः प्रज्ञानवचनस्य च पराश्वासनम्)
नारायणाद् वरं लब्ध्वा प्राप्प योगमनुत्तमम् । क्रमं प्रणीय शिक्षां च प्रणयित्वा स गालव:
nārāyaṇād varaṁ labdhvā prāpya yogam anuttamam | kramaṁ praṇīya śikṣāṁ ca praṇayitvā sa gālavaḥ ||
Habiendo obtenido una dádiva de Nārāyaṇa y alcanzado la disciplina insuperable del yoga, el sabio Gālava sistematizó el ordenado arreglo de la recitación védica (krama) y compuso también la ciencia de la fonética y la pronunciación (Śikṣā). Al hacerlo, llegó a ser el más eminente entre quienes se consumaron en la ordenación metódica del Veda—mostrando que la realización espiritual y la cuidadosa preservación del saber sagrado pertenecen juntas a un único deber ético.
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Educational Q&A
True spiritual attainment (anuttama-yoga) is meant to mature into dharmic service: preserving, clarifying, and transmitting sacred knowledge with precision. The verse links devotion to Nārāyaṇa with responsible scholarship—showing that inner realization and outer discipline in learning support each other.
The text praises the sage Gālava: after receiving a boon from Nārāyaṇa and attaining supreme yoga, he systematizes Vedic sequencing (krama) and composes Śikṣā (phonetics). He is presented as an early or foremost authority in these ordered methods of Vedic study.