Shloka 39

वंशानुकीर्तनम् — Genealogical Recitation from Dakṣa to Yayāti and the Establishment of the Paurava Line

Devanagari script

भारुण्डसामगीताभिरथर्वशिरसोदगतै: । यतात्मभि: सुनियतै: शुशुभे स तदाश्रम:,यज्ञविद्या और उसके अंगोंकी जानकारी रखनेवाले यजुर्वेदी विद्वान्‌ भी आश्रमकी शोभा बढ़ा रहे थे। नियमपूर्वक ब्रह्मचर्यव्रतका पालन करनेवाले सामवेदी महर्षियोंद्वारा वहाँ मधुरस्वरसे सामवेदका गान किया जा रहा था। मनको संयममें रखकर नियमपूर्वक उत्तम व्रतका पालन करनेवाले सामवेदी और अथर्ववेदी महर्षि भारुण्डसंज्ञक साममन्त्रोंके गीत गाते और अथर्ववेदके मन्त्रोंका उच्चारण करते थे; जिससे उस आश्रमकी बड़ी शोभा होती थी

Transliteration

bhāruṇḍasāmagītābhir atharvaśirasodgataiḥ | yatātmabhiḥ suniyataiḥ śuśubhe sa tadāśramaḥ ||

Translation

Then that hermitage shone with splendor: disciplined sages, self-controlled and strictly observant, filled it with the chanting of Bhāruṇḍa Sāman hymns and with Atharvan recitations (from the Atharvaśiras tradition). Their regulated vows and reverent Vedic song made the āśrama radiant, presenting an ideal of sacred learning sustained by restraint and ritual order.

Word by Word

भारुण्डसामगीताभिःby the songs of the Bhāruṇḍa Sāman (chants)

अथर्वशिरसःof Atharvaśiras (Atharvan hymns/Upaniṣadic text)

उद्गतैःby the chanters (Udgātṛ priests)

यतात्मभिःby the self-controlled (ones)

सुनियतैःby the well-disciplined

शुशुभेshone; was splendid

सःthat (it/he)

तत्that

आश्रमःhermitage; āśrama

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśaṃpāyana (speaker)

āśrama (hermitage)

Bhāruṇḍa Sāman chants

Atharvaśiras (Atharvan recitation tradition)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights that true spiritual radiance arises from disciplined conduct (self-restraint and strict observance) joined with sacred study and recitation; learning is portrayed as ethically grounded in regulated vows.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśaṃpāyana describes an āśrama scene where well-disciplined sages beautify the hermitage through melodious Sāman chanting (Bhāruṇḍa) and Atharvan recitations (Atharvaśiras), emphasizing the atmosphere of Vedic ritual and austerity.