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 ||
Vasuharomā dit : «Des luminaires divins vient le bâton d’autorité, par lequel les Veda sont solidement établis. Des Veda surgit le Seigneur Hayagrīva ; et de Hayagrīva naît Brahmā, le Seigneur impérissable, le Grand-Père des êtres. Ayant reçu ce bâton de discipline et de gouvernement, il demeure sans cesse en éveil pour protéger et ordonner les mondes.»
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.