Shloka 41
Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon
सनत्कुमारादपि च वीरणो वै प्रजापति: । कृतादौ कुरुशार्दूल धर्ममेतदधीतवान्
sanatkumārād api ca vīraṇo vai prajāpatiḥ | kṛtādau kuruśārdūla dharmam etad adhītavān, nareśvara | tatpaścāt bhagavān sanatkumāraḥ naraśvarāya etat sātvata-dharma-upadeśaṃ prāha | kuruśreṣṭha! sanatkumārāt vīraṇa-prajāpatinā kṛtayugasya ādau asya dharmasya upadeśaḥ gṛhītaḥ ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。「サナトクマーラからさえ、プラジャーパティであるヴィーラナは、クリタ・ユガの黎明にこの同じダルマを学んだのだ、クル族の虎たる王よ。その後、福徳あるサナトクマーラが、サートヴァタ・ダルマの教えを説き授けた。クル族の最勝者よ、プラジャーパティ・ヴィーラナは、クリタ・ユガの最も古き時に、サナトクマーラよりこのダルマの訓戒を受けたのである。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the authority of Dharma through an ancient lineage of transmission: Sātvata-Dharma is presented as a venerable teaching received at the very dawn of the Kṛta-yuga, underscoring its timeless ethical and spiritual legitimacy.
Vaiśampāyana describes how the teaching was handed down: Sanatkumāra instructed Vīraṇa Prajāpati at the beginning of the Kṛta age, and this tradition of instruction is being recalled to validate the doctrine being discussed in the Śānti Parva.