Shloka 14
अध्याय ३५१ — उञ्छवृत्ति-व्रतसिद्धेः मानुषस्य परमगतिः
Sūrya–Nāga Dialogue on the Perfected Gleaner-Ascetic
कथान्तरे5थ कम्मिंश्षित् पृष्टोडस्माभिद्धिजोत्तम: | वेदार्थान् भारतार्थाश्व॒ जन्म नारायणात् तथा,एक दिन किसी बातचीतके प्रसंगमें हमलोगोंने द्विजश्रेष्ठ व्यासजीसे वेदों और महाभारतका अर्थ तथा भगवान् नारायणसे उनके जन्म होनेका वृत्तान्त पूछा
kathāntare 'tha kasmiṁścit pṛṣṭo 'smābhir dvijottamaḥ | vedārthān bhāratārthāṁś ca janma nārāyaṇāt tathā ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Pada suatu ketika, dalam sela perbualan, kami menyoal Vyāsa—yang terbaik dalam kalangan dwija—tentang makna Veda dan Mahābhārata, serta kisah kelahirannya yang berpunca daripada Nārāyaṇa.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes that true engagement with sacred tradition involves seeking the inner meaning (artha) of both śruti (the Vedas) and itihāsa (the Mahābhārata), and recognizing their authority as grounded in a divine source (Nārāyaṇa).
Vaiśampāyana reports that the listeners, during a conversation, asked the eminent sage Vyāsa to explain the purport of the Vedas and the Mahābhārata, and to recount how his own birth is connected to Nārāyaṇa.