Shloka 12
Adhyāya 348: Nāga–Nīgabhāryā Saṃvāda on Anger, Hope, and Ethical Response
कृष्णद्वैपायनं व्यासं विद्धि नारायणं भुवि । को हान्य: पुरुषव्याप्र महाभारतकृद् भवेत्,पुरुषसिंह! तुम कृष्णद्वैपायन व्यासको इस भूतलपर नारायणका ही स्वरूप समझो। भला, भगवानके सिवा दूसरा कौन महाभारतका कर्ता हो सकता है?
kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaṃ vyāsaṃ viddhi nārāyaṇaṃ bhuvi | ko hy anyaḥ puruṣavyāghra mahābhārata-kṛd bhavet, puruṣasiṃha |
വൈശമ്പായനൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ പുരുഷവ്യാഘ്രാ, ഈ ഭൂമിയിൽ കൃഷ്ണദ്വൈപായന വ്യാസനെ നാരായണന്റെ തന്നെ സ്വരൂപമായി അറിയുക. ഭഗവാനെ ഒഴികെ മറ്റാരാണ് മഹാഭാരതത്തിന്റെ കർത്താവാകുക?
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse asserts that Vyāsa should be recognized as Nārāyaṇa incarnate on earth, implying that the Mahābhārata carries divine authority and is meant to guide conduct (dharma) rather than serve as mere entertainment or history.
Vaiśampāyana, while narrating, elevates Vyāsa’s status and underscores the epic’s sanctity by declaring that only the Lord could be its true author, addressing the listener with honorific epithets (‘tiger/lion among men’).