Shloka 9
Adhyāya 59: On Giving to the Asker and Supporting the Non-asking (याचक-अयाचक-दाने धर्मः)
जमदग्नौ महाभागे तपसा भावितात्मनि । स चापि भृगुशार्दूलस्तं वेदं धारयिष्यति
jamadagnau mahābhāge tapasā bhāvitātmani | sa cāpi bhṛguśārdūlas taṃ vedaṃ dhārayiṣyati ||
Вьяса сказал: «Славному Джамадагни, чья внутренняя сущность отточена аскезой, будет вверена эта священная наука лука; и этот “тигр” среди Бхригу сохранит и поддержит тот Вед. Так, силой судьбы знание оружия передаётся ради грядущего истребления кшатриев, хотя и оказывается в руках очищенного тапасом».
व्यववन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links ethical authority to inner purification: even potent and dangerous knowledge like the science of arms is portrayed as being borne by one whose self is refined through tapas. It also suggests that the unfolding of violent historical events can be framed as daiva (destiny), while still emphasizing the need for disciplined, dharmic custodianship of power.
Vyāsa describes the transmission and preservation of a sacred martial knowledge (implied dhanurveda) in the Bhṛgu line, specifically with Jamadagni—praised as purified by austerity—who will uphold that ‘Veda’. In the surrounding tradition, this knowledge becomes instrumental in the later, fated conflict involving the destruction of kṣatriyas.