Shloka 21
Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon
त्रिःपरिक्रान्तवानेतत् सुपर्णो धर्ममुत्तमम् । यस्मात् तस्माद् व्रतं होतत् त्रिसौपर्णमिहोच्यते
triḥparikrāntavān etat suparṇo dharmam uttamam | yasmāt tasmād vrataṃ hy etat trisauparṇam ihocyate ||
वैशंपायन म्हणाले—सुपर्ण (गरुड) यांनी हा परम धर्म तीनदा आवृत्ती करून आचरिला. म्हणूनच हे व्रत येथे ‘त्रिसौपर्ण’ म्हणून ओळखले जाते—सुपर्णाच्या त्रिवार जप-आचरणावरून.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how disciplined repetition and faithful completion of a righteous observance (vrata) elevates it to ‘uttama dharma’; the name ‘Trisauparṇa’ itself preserves the ethical idea that sustained, repeated practice strengthens dharma.
Vaiśaṃpāyana explains the origin of the term ‘Trisauparṇa’: Suparṇa (Garuḍa) performed or recited the prescribed dharma three times, and from that threefold performance the vow received its name.