Shloka 45
Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon
गृहीतो ब्रह्मणा राजन प्रयुक्तश्न यथाविधि । अध्यापिताश्च मुनयो नाम्ना बर्हिषदो नूप
gṛhīto brahmaṇā rājan prayuktaś ca yathāvidhi | adhyāpitāś ca munayo nāmnā barhiṣado nṛpa ||
वैशम्पायन उवाच—गृहीतो ब्रह्मणा राजन् प्रयुक्तश्च यथाविधि । अध्यापिताश्च मुनयो नाम्ना बर्हिषदो नृप ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is not merely declared but must be properly adopted and applied (yathāvidhi), and its authority is strengthened through disciplined transmission from a primordial source (Brahmā) to recognized sages (the Barhiṣads).
Vaiśampāyana reports that Brahmā first accepted and practiced the stated dharma according to rule, and then formally instructed a group of sages called the Barhiṣads, establishing a lineage of learning and practice.