Shloka 47
त्रिवर्गमूलनिश्चयः — Determining the Roots of Dharma, Artha, and Kāma
Mahābhārata, Śānti-parva 123
वेदा: प्रतिष्ठा ज्योतिर्भ्यस्ततो हयशिरा: प्रभु: । ब्रह्मा पितामहस्तस्माज्जागर्ति प्रभुरव्यय:,ज्योतियोंसे दण्ड ग्रहण करके वेद प्रतिष्ठित हुए हैं। वेदोंसे भगवान् हयग्रीव और हयग्रीवसे अविनाशी प्रभु ब्रह्मा वह दण्ड पाकर लोक-रक्षाके लिये जागते रहते हैं
vedāḥ pratiṣṭhā jyotirbhyaḥ tato hayaśirāḥ prabhuḥ | brahmā pitāmahastasmāj jāgarti prabhuravyayaḥ ||
वसुःहरोमा उवाच—ज्योतिर्भ्यः प्रतिष्ठा वेदाः, ततः प्रभुः हयशिराः। हयशिरसः प्रभवति ब्रह्मा पितामहः प्रभुरव्ययः। स दण्डं प्राप्य लोकानां रक्षणार्थं सदा जागर्ति।
वसुहरोम उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate authority (daṇḍa) and world-protection must be grounded in sacred knowledge (Vedas) and exercised with disciplined vigilance; power is justified when it serves dharma and safeguards the world-order.
Vasu-haroma outlines a chain of cosmic authority: divine radiance establishes the Vedas; from the Vedas emerges Hayagrīva; from Hayagrīva comes Brahmā, who, empowered by the staff of rule, stays awake to protect and regulate the worlds.