Shloka 256
Yoga-kṛtya (योककृत्य) — Vyāsa on Sense-Restraint, Obstacles, and Brahman-Realization
वेदशब्देभ्य एवादौ निर्मिमीते स ईश्वर: । ऋषियोंके नाम
vedāśabdebhyā eva ādau nirmimīte sa īśvaraḥ | ṛṣīṇāṁ nāmāni, vedokta-sṛṣṭi-krama-anusāreṇa racitānāṁ sarva-padārthānāṁ nāmāni, prāṇināṁ nānāvidha-rūpāṇi tathā teṣāṁ karmāṇāṁ vidhānam—etat sarvaṁ aiśvaryavān prajāpatiḥ sṛṣṭer ādikāle vedokta-śabdānusāreṇaiva racayati |
वेदशब्देभ्य एव आदौ निर्मिमीते स ईश्वरः । ऋषीणां नामधेयानि वेदोक्तसृष्टिक्रमात् तथा । पदार्थानां च नामानि प्राणिनां रूपभेदकान् । कर्मणां च विधानानि प्रजापतिः प्रतिष्ठते ॥
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Creation and moral order are presented as grounded in Vedic śabda: the Lord/Prajāpati establishes names, forms, and the rules governing action in conformity with the Veda, implying that dharma aligns with an objective cosmic structure rather than personal preference.
Vyāsa explains a cosmological principle within Śānti Parva’s instruction: at the beginning of the world, the creator (Prajāpati/Īśvara) organizes beings—assigning names, forms, and karmic ordinances—by following the Veda’s stated order of creation.