Shloka 20
Viṣṇu-sahasranāma—Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Recitation (विष्णोर्नामसहस्रम्)
अयं चैवापरो धर्मश्नित्रगुप्तेन भाषित:
ayaṃ caivāparo dharmaḥ śnitraguptena bhāṣitaḥ
యముడు పలికెను—ఇదీ ధర్మానికి సంబంధించిన మరొక నియమము; దీనిని శ్నిత్రగుప్తుడు ప్రకటించాడు.
यम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames dharma as a body of authoritative teachings: Yama introduces an additional principle of righteous conduct and grounds it in a prior declaration by Śnitragupta, emphasizing that ethical norms are transmitted and validated through respected sources.
In Yama’s discourse within the Anuśāsana Parva, he transitions to a further point—announcing that what follows is ‘another dharma’—and attributes it to Śnitragupta, signaling a citation or continuation of an established moral instruction.