Shloka 38
Śakuntalā-Janma-Nāmakaraṇa (Birth and Naming of Śakuntalā) | शकुन्तला-जन्म-नामकरणम्
रुद्राणामपर: पक्ष: साध्यानां मरुतां तथा । वसूनां भार्गव विद्याद् विश्वेदेवांस्तथैव च,रुद्रोंका एक अलग पक्ष या गण है, साध्य, मरुत् तथा वसुओंका भी पृथक्- पृथक् गण है। इसी प्रकार भार्गव तथा विश्वेदेवणणको भी जानना चाहिये
rudrāṇām aparaḥ pakṣaḥ sādhyānāṁ marutāṁ tathā | vasūnāṁ bhārgava vidyād viśvedevāṁs tathaiva ca ||
Wika ni Vaiśampāyana: “May natatanging pangkat ang mga Rudra; gayundin, dapat maunawaan na may hiwa-hiwalay na pangkat ang mga Sādhya, Marut, at Vasu. Sa gayon ding paraan, kilalanin din ang mga Bhārgava at Viśvedevas bilang sarili nilang uri.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes accurate discernment and orderly knowledge: divine beings are to be understood in distinct classes (pakṣa/gana). Such correct classification reflects a broader dharmic ideal—knowing things as they are, especially in sacred genealogies and cosmological lists.
Vaiśaṃpāyana continues a cataloging/explanatory passage, identifying that the Rudras, Sādhyas, Maruts, Vasus, Bhārgavas, and Viśvedevas each constitute distinct groups, to be recognized separately.