Shloka 70
Atithi-prāpti and the Brāhmaṇa’s Deliberation on Triadic Dharma (अतिथिप्राप्तिः धर्मत्रयविचारश्च)
एते वेदविदो मुख्या वेदाचार्याश्व कल्पिता: । प्रवृत्तिधर्मिणश्वैव प्राजापत्ये च कल्पिता:
ete vedavido mukhyā vedācāryāś ca kalpitāḥ | pravṛttidharmiṇaś caiva prājāpatye ca kalpitāḥ ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “Sila ang pangunahing mga nakaaalam ng Veda at kinikilalang mga guro ng Veda. Yamang sila’y naninindigan sa dharma ng landas ng pagkilos (pravṛtti), itinuturing din silang nakatatag sa simulain ni Prajāpati—ang kaayusang lumilikha at nagpapanatili ng sanlibutan.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse affirms that true Veda-knowers, especially those who uphold pravṛtti-dharma (responsible action in society), are to be recognized as authoritative Vedic teachers and as aligned with the Prajāpati-oriented order that sustains creation and social continuity.
Vaiśampāyana, in the didactic discourse of the Śānti Parva, classifies and honors a group of learned persons: they are identified as foremost Veda-knowers, acknowledged as Vedic preceptors, and described as established in the Prajāpati principle—emphasizing their role in maintaining worldly and ritual order through active duty.