Shloka 3
Dhaumya-varaṇa (Appointment of Dhaumya as Purohita) | धौम्यवरणम्
वसिष्ठ इति तस्यैतदृषेर्नाम त्वयेरितम् । एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं यथावत् तद् वदस्व मे,“तुमने उन महर्षिका नाम वसिष्ठ बताया था। उनका यह नाम क्यों पड़ा? इसे मैं सुनना चाहता हूँ। तुम यथार्थ रूपसे मुझे बताओ
Vasiṣṭha iti tasyaitad ṛṣer nāma tvayeritam | etad icchāmy ahaṃ śrotuṃ yathāvat tad vadasva me ||
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वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models disciplined inquiry: when a name or claim is given in sacred history, the listener seeks the precise reason and requests an accurate account (yathāvat), emphasizing careful transmission of tradition.
A listener, having heard the sage identified as ‘Vasiṣṭha’, asks the narrator to explain why that name was given and to recount the matter correctly and in full.