Shloka 19
Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon
तृतीयं ब्रद्मणो जन्म यदासीद् वाचिकं महत् । तत्रैष धर्म: सम्भूत: स्वयं नारायणान्नूप,राजन्! जब भगवान्की वाणीसे ब्रह्माजीका तीसरा महत्त्वपूर्ण जन्म हुआ, तब फिर साक्षात् नारायणसे ही यह धर्म प्रकट हुआ
tṛtīyaṃ brahmaṇo janma yad āsīd vācikaṃ mahat | tatraiṣa dharmaḥ sambhūtaḥ svayaṃ nārāyaṇāt nṛpa rājān ||
ਵੈਸ਼ੰਪਾਯਨ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ— ਹੇ ਨ੍ਰਿਪ! ਜਦੋਂ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਦਾ ਵਾਣੀ ਤੋਂ ਉਤਪੰਨ ਤੀਜਾ ਮਹਾਨ ਜਨਮ ਹੋਇਆ, ਤਦ ਓਥੇ ਹੀ ਇਹ ਧਰਮ ਸਵੈੰ ਨਾਰਾਯਣ ਤੋਂ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਹੋਇਆ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is presented as having divine origin and ultimate authority: it is not merely a human convention but a manifestation that proceeds directly from Nārāyaṇa, grounding ethical order in the highest principle.
Vaiśaṃpāyana describes a cosmogonic moment: during Brahmā’s ‘third’ significant manifestation—characterized as arising through sacred speech—Dharma appears, and its source is explicitly identified as Nārāyaṇa Himself.