Shloka 64
Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon
एवं स भगवान् व्यासो गुरुर्मम विशाम्पते । कथयामास धर्मज्ञो धर्मराज्ञे द्विजोत्तम:
evaṁ sa bhagavān vyāso gurur mama viśāmpate | kathayāmāsa dharmajño dharmarājñe dvijottamaḥ ||
Así, oh señor de los pueblos, el bienaventurado Vyāsa—mi venerado maestro—conocedor del dharma y el más excelso entre los nacidos dos veces, expuso estas materias a Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira).
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the authoritative transmission of dharma: Vyāsa, portrayed as a supremely qualified teacher and knower of righteousness, instructs Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira), underscoring that ethical governance and personal conduct should be grounded in learned, tradition-bearing counsel.
Vaiśampāyana continues the frame-narration by stating that Vyāsa—his own guru—recounted and explained dharma-related matters to Yudhiṣṭhira, setting up or continuing a didactic discourse within the Śānti Parva.