Shloka 573
ब्राह्मणपूजा-राजधर्मः | Royal Duty of Honoring Learned Brahmins
वीतहव्यो महाराज ब्रह्म॒वादित्वमेव च । नरेश्वर! इस प्रकार राजा वीतहव्य भृूगुजीके कथनमात्रसे ब्रह्मर्षि एवं ब्रह्मवादी हो गये
Vītahavyo mahārāja brahmavāditvam eva ca.
Bhishma berkata, “Wahai raja agung, Vītahavya mencapai kedudukan sebagai Brahmarṣi dan menjadi seorang brahmavādī—pengajar kebenaran Brahman—semata-mata melalui sabda Bhagawan Bhrigu.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Spiritual stature—being a Brahmarṣi and a teacher of Brahman—can be attained through genuine assimilation of sacred instruction and inner purification, rather than being limited by birth-status or prior identity.
Bhīṣma summarizes the outcome of Vītahavya’s encounter with a sage’s instruction: the king undergoes a decisive spiritual elevation and is recognized as a Brahmarṣi and a brahmavādī (one who speaks authoritatively on Brahman).