Shloka 18
सर्पसत्रे ऋत्विजः सदस्याश्च — Officiants and Assembly at Janamejaya’s Serpent-Sacrifice
ववृधे स तु तत्रैव नागराजनिवेशने । वेदांश्नाधिजगे साड्रान् भार्गवाच्च्यवनान्मुने:,वह वहीं नागराजके भवनमें बढ़ने लगा। बड़े होनेपर उसने भृगुकुलोत्पन्न च्यवन मुनिसे छहों अंगोंसहित वेदोंका अध्ययन किया
vavṛdhe sa tu tatraiva nāgarāja-niveśane | vedān ṣaḍ-aṅgān adhijage sādrān bhārgavāc cyavanān muneḥ ||
There, in the very residence of the king of serpents, he grew up. When he came of age, he studied the Vedas together with their six auxiliary disciplines, learning them in full from the sage Cyavana of the Bhṛgu lineage—signaling that even among the Nāgas, true stature is grounded in disciplined learning and the guidance of a qualified teacher.
तक्षक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that authority and maturity are strengthened by disciplined study and proper instruction: even a powerful Nāga becomes truly accomplished by learning the Vedas and Vedāṅgas under a qualified guru from a respected lineage.
Takṣaka grows up in the abode of the Nāga-king and, upon reaching maturity, studies the Vedas along with the six Vedāṅgas, learning them fully from the Bhṛgu-lineage sage Cyavana.