Shloka 55
Nāgendra–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda: Praśna-vidhi and Dharmic Approach on the Gomatī Riverbank
शैक्ष्यं स्वरं समास्थाय उदगीतं प्रासृजत् स्वरम् । रसातलमें प्रवेश करके परम योगका आश्रय ले शिक्षाके नियमानुसार उदात्त आदि स्वरोंसे युक्त उच्च स्वरसे सामवेदका गान करने लगे || ५४ $ ।।
śaikṣyaṃ svaraṃ samāsthāya udagītaṃ prāsṛjat svaram | rasātalaṃ praviśya parama-yogam āśritya śikṣā-niyamānusāreṇa udātta-ādi-svaropetaṃ uccaiḥ-svaraṃ sāma-veda-gānaṃ cakāra || (55) | sa svaraḥ sānunādī ca sarvaśaḥ snigdha eva ca |
Vaiśaṃpāyana disse: Tendo assumido o modo vocal disciplinado prescrito pela ciência fonética (śikṣā), ele fez soar um canto elevado e bem sustentado. Entrando em Rasātala e tomando refúgio no Yoga supremo, começou a entoar o Sāma-veda em registro alto, devidamente munido de acentos como o udātta e os demais. Aquele tom ressoava por toda parte, suave e encorpado.
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage highlights disciplined speech as a spiritual instrument: correct phonetics and Vedic accentuation (śikṣā, udātta-ādi) are not merely technicalities but supports for higher yogic absorption, where sound becomes a vehicle for inner steadiness and sacred order (dharma).
Vaiśaṃpāyana describes a figure entering Rasātala and, established in supreme Yoga, producing a powerful, resonant, smooth chant of the Sāma-veda in a high register, carefully aligned with the traditional rules of pronunciation and Vedic accents.