Shloka 26
इन्द्रवृत्रयुद्धवर्णनम्
Indra–Vṛtra Conflict and the Adversaries’ Tapas-Targeting Counsel
साड्रोपनिषदान् वेदाञ्जपन्निव महातपा: । तस्य पुत्रो5$भवदृषे: स तेजस्वी महाद्विज:,महर्षिका वह महातपस्वी और तेजस्वी पुत्र जन्म-कालसे ही अंग और उपनिषदोंसहित सम्पूर्ण वेदोंका स्वाध्याय-सा करता जान पड़ा। दृढस्यु ब्राह्मणोंमें महान् माने गये
sāṅgopaniṣadān vedān japann iva mahātapāḥ | tasya putro 'bhavad ṛṣeḥ sa tejasvī mahādvijaḥ |
Lomaśa said: That great ascetic’s son was born as a radiant, eminent Brahmin. From the very time of his birth he appeared as though he were continuously reciting the Vedas together with their auxiliaries and the Upaniṣads—an image of innate spiritual discipline and inherited sacred learning.
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ideal of innate orientation toward dharma: spiritual brilliance (tejas) and disciplined learning are portrayed as natural expressions of tapas and righteous lineage, suggesting that true excellence is marked by devotion to sacred knowledge and self-restraint.
Lomaśa describes the birth and extraordinary nature of a seer’s son, emphasizing that the child seemed, from birth, to be engaged in Vedic recitation with the Upaniṣads and auxiliaries—establishing the character’s sanctity and authority for the story that follows.