Shloka 5
दानपात्रापात्र-निर्णयः / Determining Worthy Gifts, Recipients, and Permissible Food
वैशम्पायन उवाच तमुवाच महाराज व्यासो वेदविदां वर: । नारदं समभ्िप्रेक्ष्य सर्वज्ञानां पुरातनम्
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: tam uvāca mahārāja Vyāso vedavidāṁ varaḥ | Nāradaṁ samabhiprekṣya sarvajñānāṁ purātanam ||
വൈശമ്പായനൻ പറഞ്ഞു—മഹാരാജാ! അപ്പോൾ വേദവിദ്യയിൽ ശ്രേഷ്ഠനായ വ്യാസൻ, സർവ്വജ്ഞ മഹർഷിമാരിൽ ഏറ്റവും പ്രാചീനനായ നാരദനെ നോക്കി, യുധിഷ്ഠിരനോട് പറഞ്ഞു.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse establishes the ethical authority behind the forthcoming instruction: Vyāsa, the foremost Vedic knower, speaks with due regard to Nārada, the ancient omniscient sage—signaling that the guidance to Yudhiṣṭhira is grounded in venerable, well-attested wisdom.
Vaiśampāyana narrates a transition: Vyāsa turns his attention toward Nārada and then addresses King Yudhiṣṭhira, introducing the next segment of counsel in the Śānti Parva.