Shloka 37
Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon
ततः स्वरोचिष: पुत्र स्वयं शड्खपदं नृप । अध्यापयत् पुराव्यग्र: सर्वलोकपतिर्वि भु:,नरेश्वर! उन दिनों स्वारोचिष मनु ही सम्पूर्ण लोकोंके अधिपति एवं प्रभु थे। उन्होंने शान्तभावसे पहले अपने पुत्र शंखपदको स्वयं इस धर्मका ज्ञान प्रदान किया
tataḥ svarociṣaḥ putraḥ svayaṃ śaṅkhapadaṃ nṛpa | adhyāpayat purāvyagraḥ sarvalokapatir vibhuḥ ||
അതിനുശേഷം, ഹേ നരേശ്വരാ! പുരാതനകാലത്ത് സർവ്വലോകങ്ങളുടെ അധിപതിയും പ്രഭുവുമായ സ്വാരോചിഷ മനു സ്വയം ശാന്തഭാവത്തോടെ തന്റെ പുത്രൻ ശംഖപദനു ഈ ധർമ്മജ്ഞാനം ഉപദേശിച്ചു।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is preserved and transmitted through responsible instruction: a rightful ruler (Manu) personally teaches his heir, emphasizing calm, deliberate education as the foundation of ethical governance.
Vaiśaṃpāyana recounts an ancient episode in which Svarociṣ Manu, described as the lord of all worlds, personally teaches his son Śaṅkhapada the principles of dharma, framing the tradition of dharma as a lineage-based transmission.