Shloka 30
Purohita-Niyoga and the Brahma–Kṣatra Concord
Aila–Kaśyapa Saṃvāda
पूर्व हि ब्रह्मण: सृष्टिरिति ब्रह्मविदो विदुः । ज्येछ्लेनाभिजनेनास्य प्राप्तं पूर्व यदुत्तरम्
pūrvaṁ hi brāhmaṇaḥ sṛṣṭir iti brahmavido viduḥ | jyeṣṭhenābhijanena asya prāptaṁ pūrvaṁ yad uttaram ||
Kāśyapa berkata: “Mereka yang mengenal Brahman menyatakan bahwa pada permulaan, Brāhmaṇa diciptakan terlebih dahulu. Karena itu, berkat kedudukan sebagai yang tertua dan keluhuran kelahiran, apa pun yang paling utama dan unggul dipandang sebagai milik pertama Brāhmaṇa.”
कश्यप उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse asserts a traditional claim: those regarded as brahmavids maintain that the Brāhmaṇa was created first, and from that precedence and noble lineage follows a social-ethical principle of first claim over what is considered ‘foremost’ or ‘excellent’.
Kāśyapa is presenting an authoritative, tradition-based argument about social precedence, appealing to the testimony of ‘knowers of Brahman’ to justify why the Brāhmaṇa is said to have priority in matters of honor and the best share.