Shloka 19
शुचि: शीलान्विताचार: शुक्लवासा जितेन्द्रिय: । संस्कृत: सर्वशास्त्रज्ञ: श्रद्दधानोइनसूयक:
śuciḥ śīlānvita-ācāraḥ śukla-vāsā jitendriyaḥ | saṃskṛtaḥ sarva-śāstra-jñaḥ śraddadhāno 'n-asūyakaḥ ||
वैशम्पायन उवाच— शुचिः शीलान्विताचारः शुक्लवासा जितेन्द्रियः । संस्कृतः सर्वशास्त्रज्ञः श्रद्धधानोऽनसूयकः ॥ एवंविधं विद्वांसं पुरुषं दानमानाभ्यां समनुगृह्य वाचकं नियुक्तं कुर्यात्, यथा धर्मस्य प्रतिष्ठा भवेत्।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the transmitter of sacred tradition should be ethically qualified: pure, disciplined, learned, faithful, and free from envy or fault-finding; such a person should be honored and supported so the teaching is preserved and conveyed rightly.
In the Svargārohaṇa context, Vaiśaṃpāyana describes the standards for selecting a competent and morally fit vācaka (reciter) of the epic—emphasizing character and self-mastery alongside scholarship.