Shloka 72
Atithi-satkāra and the Consolation of Wise Counsel (अतिथिसत्कारः प्रज्ञानवचनस्य च पराश्वासनम्)
यास्को मामृषिरव्यग्रो नैकयज्ञेषु गीतवान् | शिपिविष्ट इति हास्माद् गुह्नामधरो हाहम्
yāsko mām ṛṣir avyagro naikayajñeṣu gītavān | śipiviṣṭa iti hāsmād guhyānām adharo hy aham ||
Ang pantas na si Yāska, na may isip na hindi nalilihis, ay nagpuri sa akin sa maraming yajña, inaawit ang aking kadakilaan sa bansag na “Śipiviṣṭa.” Kaya taglay ko ang lihim na pangalang ito; sa mga nakatagong pangalan, ako ang pinakadakila.
तामिन्द्र उवाच गच्छ नहुषस्त्वया वाच्योथ<पूर्वेण मामृषियुक्तेन यानेन त्वमधिरूढ
Educational Q&A
Sacred authority and ethical legitimacy are reinforced through the testimony of composed sages and ritual contexts: a divine epithet gains weight when it is repeatedly affirmed in yajñas by a steady-minded ṛṣi, indicating that names can carry layered, even esoteric, significance.
A divine speaker refers to being praised by the sage Yāska across many sacrifices under the epithet “Śipiviṣṭa,” and on that basis claims or explains the bearing of this ‘secret name,’ presenting it as preeminent among hidden designations.