Svargārohaṇa-parva Adhyāya 5 — Karmaphala-Nirdeśa and Phalāśruti (कर्मफलनिर्देशः फलश्रुतिश्च)
श्रूयतां सिंहनादो5यमृषेस्तस्य महात्मन: । अष्टादशपुराणानां कर्तुर्वेदमहोदधे:
śrūyatāṃ siṃhanādo ’yam ṛṣes tasya mahātmanaḥ | aṣṭādaśapurāṇānāṃ kartur vedamahodadheḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: “Dengarlah laungan bak singa ini daripada resi agung yang berhati besar—Vyāsa—penggubah lapan belas Purāṇa dan lautan ilmu Veda.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
The verse establishes Vyāsa’s scriptural authority and frames the Mahābhārata as a comprehensive dharma-text—so weighty that tradition treats it as equal in value to major bodies of sacred literature (Purāṇas, Dharmaśāstras, and the Vedas with auxiliaries).
Vaiśaṃpāyana introduces a solemn, emphatic proclamation (“lion-roar”) attributed to Vyāsa, preparing the listener for a statement about the stature and sufficiency of the Mahābhārata within the sacred tradition.