Shloka 313
Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon
त्वं कर्ता युगधर्माणां निराशी: कर्मसंज्ञितम् । अमिततेजस्वी ब्रह्माको इस धर्मका उपदेश देकर उस समय भगवानने उनसे कहा --/तुम निष्कामभावसे सारे कर्म करते हुए युगधर्मोके प्रवर्तक बनो”
tvaṁ kartā yugadharmāṇāṁ nirāśī karma-saṁjñitam | amitatejasvī brahmā ko ’sya dharmasyopadeśaṁ dattvā tasmin kāle bhagavān uvāca—tvaṁ niṣkāma-bhāvena sarvāṇi karmāṇi kurvan yugadharmāṇāṁ pravartako bhava |
वैशम्पायन उवाच—त्वं कर्ता युगधर्माणां निराशीः कर्मसंज्ञितम्। इति तं धर्ममुपदिश्य तदा भगवानुवाच—“निष्कामभावेन सर्वाणि कर्माणि कुर्वन् युगधर्मप्रवर्तको भव”॥
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches niṣkāma-karma: one should perform all duties without craving the fruits, and thereby uphold and establish yuga-dharma—the ethical order appropriate to one’s time.
Vaiśampāyana reports a moment of instruction: after teaching ‘this dharma,’ the divine speaker exhorts the listener to act selflessly and become an initiator of righteous norms for the age.