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 ||
Ayant reçu une faveur de Nārāyaṇa et atteint la discipline de yoga sans égale, le sage Gālava mit en ordre l’agencement méthodique de la récitation védique (krama) et composa aussi la science de la phonétique et de la prononciation (Śikṣā). Ce faisant, il devint le premier parmi ceux qui s’accomplirent dans l’ordonnancement du Veda—montrant que la réalisation spirituelle et la préservation scrupuleuse du savoir sacré relèvent d’un même devoir éthique.
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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.