Shloka 66
Atithi-prāpti and the Brāhmaṇa’s Deliberation on Triadic Dharma (अतिथिप्राप्तिः धर्मत्रयविचारश्च)
इत्यर्थ निर्मिता वेदा यज्ञाशक्षौषधिभि: सह
ityartha nirmitā vedā yajñaśakṣauṣadhibhiḥ saha
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「かくして、まさにこの目的のためにヴェーダは形づくられた――ヤジュニャとともに、それを行う力と手段とともに、さらに薬草とともに。人の命が聖なる秩序によって支えられ、導かれるためである。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links revelation (the Vedas) with practical supports of life and dharma: sacrificial order (yajña), the human capacity/means to enact it (śakti), and healing resources (auṣadhi). Together they indicate that sacred knowledge is meant to sustain and regulate life ethically, not remain merely theoretical.
In the didactic flow of Śānti Parva, Vaiśampāyana continues an exposition explaining the intended function of Vedic tradition—presenting the Vedas as instituted along with ritual practice and life-sustaining remedies, emphasizing their role in maintaining social and cosmic well-being.