Shloka 105
Atithi-prāpti and the Brāhmaṇa’s Deliberation on Triadic Dharma (अतिथिप्राप्तिः धर्मत्रयविचारश्च)
तपसां तेजसां चैव पतये यशसामपि । वचसां पतये नित्यं सरितां पतये तथा,जो तप, तेज, यश, वाणी तथा सरिताओं के स्वामी एवं नित्य संरक्षक हैं, उन श्रीहरिको नमस्कार करो
tapasāṁ tejasāṁ caiva pataye yaśasām api | vacasāṁ pataye nityaṁ saritāṁ pataye tathā ||
తపస్సు, తేజస్సు, యశస్సు, వాక్కు—ఇవన్నీకి అధిపతి; అలాగే నదులకు నిత్యాధిపతి, సంరక్షకుడు అయిన శ్రీహరికి నమస్కరించండి।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches reverence toward the supreme sustaining principle (Śrī Hari) as the source and guardian of key human and cosmic goods—ascetic discipline (tapas), spiritual brilliance (tejas), honorable reputation (yaśas), truthful and effective speech (vacas), and the life-giving flow of rivers—implying that ethical life and worldly order are grounded in devotion and recognition of that higher lordship.
In Śānti Parva’s didactic setting, Vyāsa speaks a verse of salutation and theological identification, directing the audience to bow to Śrī Hari by listing domains over which he is ‘lord’ and ‘ever-protector.’ It functions as a devotional pivot within moral instruction, linking practical virtues (austerity, speech, fame) to their divine foundation.