Shloka 49
अध्याय ३५१ — उञ्छवृत्ति-व्रतसिद्धेः मानुषस्य परमगतिः
Sūrya–Nāga Dialogue on the Perfected Gleaner-Ascetic
यं मानसं वै प्रवदन्ति विप्रा: पितामहस्योत्तमबुद्धियुक्तम् । वसिष्ठमग्य्रं च तपोनिधानं यस्यातिसूर्य व्यतिरिच्यते भा:
Vaiśampāyana uvāca — yaṁ mānasaṁ vai pravadanti viprāḥ pitāmahasyottama-buddhi-yuktam | vasiṣṭham agryaṁ ca tapo-nidhānaṁ yasyāti-sūryaṁ vyatiricyate bhāḥ ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「バラモンたちは彼を、祖父（ブラフマー）の意（こころ）より生まれた子と称える。最上の बुद्धि を具えた者——賢者の中の第一、苦行の宝蔵、日輪をも凌ぐ光輝を放つヴァシシュタである。そのブラフマ仙ヴァシシュタの系譜に、パラーシャラと名づけられた偉大にして威力ある聖仙が現れる。彼はヴェーダ智の尽きぬ蔵、行者の中の最勝、まるでタパスそのものの住処である。やがてその時、そのパラーシャラこそが汝の父となる。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Spiritual excellence is measured by inner qualities—intellect (buddhi), austerity (tapas), and Vedic wisdom—so much so that the text describes a sage’s radiance as surpassing the sun. It also emphasizes the ethical weight of lineage: one’s origins are linked to a tradition of discipline and learning, which carries responsibilities.
Vaiśampāyana is describing the exalted status of the sage Vasiṣṭha—said to be a mind-born son of Brahmā—and then foretells that in Vasiṣṭha’s lineage will arise the powerful seer Parāśara, who will become the father of the person being addressed.