Shloka 50
Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon
ततो ज्येषछ्े तु दौहित्रे प्रादाद् दक्षो नृपोत्तम । आदित्ये सवितुर्ज्येछ्ले विवस्वाउ्जगृहे तत:
tato jyeṣṭhe tu dauhitrē prādād dakṣo nṛpottama | āditye savitur jyeṣṭhe vivasvān jagṛhe tataḥ ||
Pagkaraan, O pinakamainam sa mga hari, ipinasa ni Dakṣa ang aral na ito ng dharma sa kanyang panganay na apo—si Āditya, ang panganay na anak ni Savitṛ. Mula sa kanya, sumunod na tinanggap at pinag-aralan ni Vivasvān (ang Araw) ang aral na ito.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma as a preserved and authoritative teaching transmitted through a venerable lineage. Ethical instruction is portrayed as something to be received from qualified elders and passed onward intact, reinforcing continuity and legitimacy.
Vaiśampāyana narrates a succession of instruction: Dakṣa imparts the doctrine of dharma to his eldest grandson Āditya (associated with Savitṛ), and from Āditya the Sun-god Vivasvān receives that teaching.