Shloka 64
Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon
एवं स भगवान् व्यासो गुरुर्मम विशाम्पते । कथयामास धर्मज्ञो धर्मराज्ञे द्विजोत्तम:
evaṁ sa bhagavān vyāso gurur mama viśāmpate | kathayāmāsa dharmajño dharmarājñe dvijottamaḥ ||
اے رعایا کے سردار! میرے گرو، بھگوان ویاس—جو دھرم کے جاننے والے اور دو بار جنم لینے والوں میں افضل تھے—یوں ہی دھرم راج یُدھشٹھِر سے یہ باتیں بیان کرتے تھے۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the authoritative transmission of dharma: Vyāsa, portrayed as a supremely qualified teacher and knower of righteousness, instructs Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira), underscoring that ethical governance and personal conduct should be grounded in learned, tradition-bearing counsel.
Vaiśampāyana continues the frame-narration by stating that Vyāsa—his own guru—recounted and explained dharma-related matters to Yudhiṣṭhira, setting up or continuing a didactic discourse within the Śānti Parva.