Shloka 78
Sūrya-stava: Dhaumya’s Counsel and the Aṣṭaśata-nāma of Sūrya
एतद् ब्रह्मा ददौ पूर्व शक्राय सुमहात्मने । शक्राच्च नारद: प्राप्तो धौम्यस्तु तदनन्तरम् | धौम्याद् युधिष्ठिर: प्राप्प सर्वान् कामानवाप्तवान्,यह स्तुति सबसे पहले ब्रह्माजीने महात्मा इन्द्रको दी, इन्द्रसे नारदजीने और नारदजीसे धौम्यने इसे प्राप्त किया। धौम्यसे इसका उपदेश पाकर राजा युधिष्ठिरने अपनी सब कामनाएँ प्राप्त कर लीं
etad brahmā dadau pūrvaṃ śakrāya sumahātmane | śakrāc ca nāradaḥ prāpto dhaumyastu tadanantaram | dhaumyād yudhiṣṭhiraḥ prāpya sarvān kāmān avāptavān ||
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: Ang himnong papuri na ito ay unang ipinagkaloob ni Brahmā sa dakilang-loob na si Śakra (Indra). Mula kay Śakra ay napunta ito kay Nārada, at pagkatapos ay kay Dhaumya. Nang matanggap ni Haring Yudhiṣṭhira ang aral mula kay Dhaumya, natamo niya ang katuparan ng lahat ng kanyang makatarungang hangarin.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the authority and efficacy of a sacred hymn/teaching preserved through an authentic lineage (Brahmā → Indra → Nārada → Dhaumya → Yudhiṣṭhira). When received from a qualified teacher and applied in a dharmic spirit, it leads to the fulfillment of legitimate aims.
Vaiśampāyana explains how a particular stuti (hymn of praise) was transmitted from divine to sage to human teacher, culminating in Yudhiṣṭhira receiving it from Dhaumya and thereby attaining success—framing the hymn as time-tested and spiritually potent.