Shloka 16
Agastya–Lopāmudrā: Marriage, Austerity, and Conditions for Conjugal Union (लोमशकथितम्)
चातुर्मास्येनायजन्त आर्षेण विधिना तदा । तत्र विद्यातपोवृद्धा ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगा: । कथां प्रचक्रिरे पुण्यां सदसिस्था महात्मनाम्,उन्होंने शास्त्रोक्त विधिपूर्वक चातुर्मास्य यज्ञ किया। वहाँ आये हुए ब्राह्मण विद्या और तपस्यामें बढ़े-चढ़े तथा वेदोंके पारंगत विद्वान थे। उन्होंने परस्पर मिलकर सभामें बैठकर महात्मा पुरुषोंकी पवित्र कथाएँ कहीं
Vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca: cāturmāsyenāyajanta ārṣeṇa vidhinā tadā | tatra vidyā-tapo-vṛddhā brāhmaṇā veda-pāragāḥ | kathāṃ pracakrire puṇyāṃ sadasi sthā mahātmanām ||
Vaiśaṃpāyana disse: Naquele tempo, realizaram o sacrifício de Cāturmāsya segundo o rito prescrito pelos ṛṣis. Ali, brâmanes—adiantados em saber e austeridade e plenamente versados nos Vedas—sentaram-se juntos na assembleia e começaram a narrar histórias sagradas sobre homens de grande alma, nutrindo um clima de dharma por meio de exemplos lembrados.
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that dharma is sustained not only by correct ritual practice (ārṣa-vidhi) but also by the company of learned and disciplined people who transmit ethical ideals through purifying narratives about exemplary lives.
A Cāturmāsya sacrifice is being performed according to traditional rishi injunctions; afterward (or alongside it), Veda-master Brahmins gathered in an assembly and began sharing sacred stories of great-souled persons.