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Shloka 23

Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon

वायो: सकाशात्‌ प्राप्तश्ष ऋषिभिर्विघसाशिभि:

vaiśampāyana uvāca | vāyoḥ sakāśāt prāptaś ca ṛṣibhir vighasāśibhiḥ | vāyuse vighasāśī ṛṣayo 'nena dharmam upadeśaṃ gṛhītavantaḥ | tebhyo mahodadhiko 'sya uttamasya dharmasya prāptir abhavat | tataś cāyaṃ dharmaḥ punaḥ luptaḥ san bhagavati nārāyaṇe vilīnaḥ ||

வைசம்பாயனர் கூறினார்—வாயுவின் சன்னிதியிலிருந்து ‘விகசாசி’ (யாக உணவின் மீதியை உண்டு வாழும்) முனிவர்கள் இந்த தர்மத்தைப் பெற்றனர். அவர்களிடமிருந்தே மகோததி இந்த அரிதான உத்தம தர்மத்தை அடைந்தது. பின்னர் அந்த தர்மம் மீண்டும் மறைந்து, பகவான் நாராயணனில் லயமடைந்தது.

वायोःof/from Vāyu
वायोः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootवायु
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
सकाशात्from the presence of; from near
सकाशात्:
Apadana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसकाश
प्राप्तःobtained; received
प्राप्तः:
Karma
TypeVerb
Rootप्राप्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
ऋषिभिःby the sages
ऋषिभिः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootऋषि
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
विघसाशिभिःby those who eat remnants (vighasa-eaters)
विघसाशिभिः:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootविघसाशी
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
V
Vāyu
Ṛṣis (vighasāśin sages)
M
Mahodadhi (the great ocean)
N
Nārāyaṇa

Educational Q&A

Dharma is portrayed as a divine principle that is revealed through worthy transmitters (austere sages) and can later be withdrawn, ultimately resting in Nārāyaṇa. Ethical order is thus not merely human convention but a sacred, cyclical revelation tied to divine will and purity of recipients.

Vaiśampāyana recounts a lineage of transmission: the vighasāśin sages receive dharma from Vāyu; from them the great ocean (Mahodadhi) attains this excellent dharma; afterward the dharma becomes hidden again, merging back into Nārāyaṇa.