Shloka 453
अध्याय ३५१ — उञ्छवृत्ति-व्रतसिद्धेः मानुषस्य परमगतिः
Sūrya–Nāga Dialogue on the Perfected Gleaner-Ascetic
परस्परविनाशार्थ त्वामृते द्विजसत्तम । द्विजश्रेष्ठ उनमेंसे जो लोग तुम्हारी संतानोंके वंशज होंगे, उनमें परस्पर विनाशके लिये फूट हो जायगी। तुम्हारे सहयोगके बिना उनमें विग्रह होगा
parasparavināśārtha tvāmṛte dvijasattama | dvijaśreṣṭha
वैशम्पायन उवाच—द्विजसत्तम, त्वामृते तव सन्तानानां वंशजेषु परस्परविनाशहेतुः भेदो भविष्यति; तव सहाय्याभावे तेषु विग्रहः प्रवर्तिष्यते।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse stresses that wise guidance and unity prevent internecine strife; when leadership or moral support is absent, factions form and mutual destruction follows.
Vaiśampāyana reports a warning addressed to a revered Brahmin: if he is not present to guide and support, the future descendants of his line will split into factions and come to destructive conflict.