Shloka 4
मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः
Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities
अन्रिर्वसिष्ठो5थ भृगुः पुलस्त्य: पुलह:ः क्रतुः । अज्धिरागौतमोडगस्त्य: सुमति: सुयतात्मवान्
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: atrir vasiṣṭho 'tha bhṛguḥ pulastyaḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥ | aṅgirā gautamo 'gastyaḥ sumatiḥ suyātātmavān ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “Ito ang mga pantas—Atri, Vasiṣṭha, Bhṛgu, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Aṅgiras, Gautama, Agastya, at si Sumati na may pusong lubhang napigil at nasupil.” Sa daloy ng salaysay, sinisimulan ng taludtod na ito ang mapitagang talaan ng mga dakilang ṛṣi, inilalarawan sila bilang huwaran ng disiplina at kapangyarihang espirituwal, upang ang dharma ay maitatag sa bigat ng banal na pamana at alaala.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
By invoking a lineage of revered ṛṣis—especially highlighting self-restraint (suyatātmavān)—the text frames dharma as something authenticated by exemplary lives and transmitted through authoritative teachers.
Vaiśampāyana begins enumerating eminent sages. This catalogue functions as a contextual preface: it signals that the ensuing discussion or instruction is rooted in the testimony and tradition of venerable seers.