Shloka 10
दक्षिणा-दिक्, पितृपक्ष-प्रतिष्ठा, तथा कर्मगतिः — Suparṇa’s Cosmographic Instruction
अत्र वेदाञ्जगौ पूर्व भगवॉललोक भावन: । अन्रैवोक्ता सवित्रा55सीत् सावित्री ब्रह्मवादिषु
atra vedān jagau pūrvaṁ bhagavān loka-bhāvanaḥ | atraivoktā savitrā āsīt sāvitrī brahma-vādiṣu ||
“Dito, noong unang panahon, ang Mapalad na Panginoon—tagapag-alaga ng mga daigdig—ay umawit ng mga Veda. Dito rin itinuro ni Savitṛ ang mantrang Sāvitrī sa mga rishi na nakatuon sa banal na pagbigkas, kaya’t ang pook na ito’y naging luklukan ng sinaunang paghahayag at ng masinop na pag-aaral na espirituwal.”
युपर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse grounds dharma in śruti-based authority: a place becomes ethically and spiritually weighty because it is associated with the primordial chanting of the Vedas and the transmission of the Sāvitrī mantra to disciplined sages. It emphasizes continuity of sacred learning and the legitimacy of guidance rooted in revelation.
The speaker points to the sanctity of the location by citing ancient precedents: the Lord once chanted the Vedas here, and Savitṛ instructed the Brahmavādin sages in the Sāvitrī mantra here. This functions as a testimonial to the site’s holiness and its role as a center of Vedic instruction.