Shloka 14
अव्यक्त-प्रबोधः (Awakening to the Unmanifest): The 25th and 26th Principles and Eligibility for Brahma-vidyā
पितामहमश्न मे पूर्वमृष्यशृद्भश्च काश्यप: । वेदस्ताण्ड्य: कृपश्चैव कक्षीवान् कमठादय:
pitāmaham aśnan me pūrvam ṛṣyaśṛṅgaś ca kāśyapaḥ | vedas tāṇḍyaḥ kṛpaś caiva kakṣīvān kamaṭhādayaḥ ||
Sabi ni Parāśara: “Noong unang panahon, habang ako’y kumakain, naroon ang aking ninunong-lolo; naroon din ang mga rishi na sina Ṛṣyaśṛṅga at Kāśyapa—kasama sina Veda, Tāṇḍya, Kṛpa, Kakṣīvān, at iba pa gaya ni Kamaṭha.”
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the authority of ancient ṛṣis and the importance of right conduct (ācāra): even everyday actions like eating are framed within disciplined, dharmic practice, validated by the presence and example of revered elders and seers.
Parāśara recalls an earlier occasion connected with his meal and cites a gathering that included his grandsire and several famous sages. The recollection functions as an appeal to venerable precedent and the weight of tradition.