अध्याय ३५१ — उञ्छवृत्ति-व्रतसिद्धेः मानुषस्य परमगतिः
Sūrya–Nāga Dialogue on the Perfected Gleaner-Ascetic
धर्माणां विविधानां च कर्ता ज्ञानकरस्तथा | भविष्यसि तपोयुक्तो न च रागाद् विमोक्ष्यसे,“तुम नाना प्रकारके धर्मोंके प्रवर्तक, ज्ञानदाता और तपस्वी होओगे, परंतु रागसे सर्वथा मुक्त नहीं रहोगे
dharmāṇāṁ vividhānāṁ ca kartā jñānakaras tathā | bhaviṣyasi tapoyukto na ca rāgād vimokṣyase ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : «Tu deviendras l’initiateur de multiples formes de dharma, et aussi un dispensateur de connaissance. Pourvu d’austérités, tu vivras en ascète ; pourtant tu ne seras pas entièrement délivré de l’attachement (rāga).»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Ethical authority and spiritual practice can coexist with residual attachment: one may teach and establish many forms of dharma and possess tapas and knowledge, yet still fall short of complete inner freedom if rāga (clinging/affection/passion) remains.
Vaiśampāyana reports a prophetic or evaluative statement about a person’s future role: the person is foretold to become a promoter of diverse dharmic practices and a dispenser of knowledge, living with austerity, but is also cautioned that total liberation from attachment will not be attained.