Shloka 51
Invocations, Definition and Authority of Purāṇa, Pulastya–Bhīṣma Frame, and the Creation–Dissolution Schema
यो विद्याच्चतुरो वेदान्सांगोपनिषदो द्विजः । पुराणं च विजानाति यः स तस्माद्विचक्षणः
yo vidyāccaturo vedānsāṃgopaniṣado dvijaḥ | purāṇaṃ ca vijānāti yaḥ sa tasmādvicakṣaṇaḥ
അംഗങ്ങളോടും ഉപനിഷത്തുകളോടും കൂടിയ നാല് വേദങ്ങളും പഠിച്ച്, പുരാണവും മനസ്സിലാക്കിയ ദ്വിജൻ—അവനാണ് യഥാർത്ഥത്തിൽ വിവേകി (വിചക്ഷണൻ).
Unspecified (narrative voice not provided in the input excerpt)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: विद्यात् + च → विद्याच्च; वेदान् + साङ्गोपनिषदः → वेदान्साङ्गोपनिषदः; तस्मात् + विचक्षणः → तस्माद्विचक्षणः (त्→द्)
FAQs
It states that discernment belongs to one who has mastered the four Vedas with their Vedāṅgas and Upaniṣads and who also comprehends the Purāṇic teaching.
It presents scriptural competence as holistic: Vedic foundations (including Upaniṣadic insight) are complemented by Purāṇic understanding, which conveys dharma and theology in an accessible, applied form.
The implied lesson is that true wisdom is not mere memorization; it is integrated understanding—learning authoritative sources and grasping their meaning so one can judge rightly and live dharmically.