Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 36
Parīkṣit’s Final Absorption, Takṣaka’s Bite, Janamejaya’s Snake Sacrifice, and the Vedic Sound-Lineage
श्रीशौनक उवाच पैलादिभिर्व्यासशिष्यैर्वेदाचार्यैर्महात्मभि: । वेदाश्च कथिता व्यस्ता एतत् सौम्याभिधेहि न: ॥ ३६ ॥
śrī-śaunaka uvāca pailādibhir vyāsa-śiṣyair vedācāryair mahātmabhiḥ vedāś ca kathitā vyastā etat saumyābhidhehi naḥ
ฤๅษีศौनกะกล่าวว่า: โอ้สุทาผู้อ่อนโยน โปรดเล่าแก่เราว่า ไพลและศิษย์ผู้ยิ่งใหญ่ของวยาสเทวะ ผู้เป็นอาจารย์แห่งพระเวท ได้กล่าวและจัดเรียงพระเวทอย่างไร
FAQs
This verse states that Vyāsa’s great disciples—beginning with Paila—systematically arranged and taught the Vedas as authoritative ācāryas, and Śaunaka requests the details of that arrangement.
Śaunaka, leading the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya, asks the narrator (Sūta Gosvāmī in the dialogue setting) to explain how Vyāsa’s disciples organized the Vedas, emphasizing reliance on recognized Vedic teachers.
Seek scriptural understanding through authentic lineages and qualified teachers, valuing careful study and faithful transmission rather than self-invented interpretations.