Shloka 6
मातङ्ग–शक्रसंवादः
Mataṅga–Śakra Dialogue on Tapas, Status, and Moral Qualities
दुर्वासा जमदन्निश्चव मार्कण्डेयोडथ गालव: । भरद्वाजो<थ रैभ्यक्ष यवक्रीतस्त्रितस्तथा
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
durvāsā jamadagnis ca mārkaṇḍeyo ’tha gālavaḥ |
bharadvājo ’tha raibhyaś ca yavakrītaḥ tritas tathā ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “(Kabilang sa mga pantas na iyon) sina Durvāsā, Jamadagni, Mārkaṇḍeya, at saka si Gālava; si Bharadvāja at gayundin si Raibhya; si Yavakrīta at si Trita rin.” Sa bahaging ito, ipinagpapatuloy ng epiko ang mapitagang talaan ng mga ṛṣi—mga alaalang kaugnay ng matinding pag-aayuno, karunungan, at kapangyarihang moral—na wari’y itinatanghal bilang mga huwaran at saksi ng dharma, na ang buhay at aral ay gabay sa wastong gawi.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
By enumerating revered sages, the text underscores that dharma is preserved and transmitted through realized teachers; their reputations—ascetic discipline, learning, and moral force—serve as ethical reference points for society and kingship.
Vaiśampāyana continues a formal list of ṛṣis within Anuśāsana-parvan’s instructional context, naming several well-known sages as part of a broader catalogue meant to honor them and invoke their authority in matters of conduct and tradition.