Shloka 7
Indra-vijaya Upākhyāna and Śalya’s Assurance to Yudhiṣṭhira (इन्द्रविजयोपाख्यानम् — शल्ययुधिष्ठिरसंवादः)
अथर्वाड़िरसो नाम वेदे5स्मिन् वै भविष्यति । उदाहरणमेतद्धि यज्ञभागं च लप्स्यसे
atharvāṅgirasaḥ nāma vede 'smin vai bhaviṣyati | udāharaṇam etad dhi yajñabhāgaṃ ca lapsyase |
“اے برہمن! اسی وید میں تم یقیناً ‘اتھروانگیرس’ کے نام سے مشہور ہوگے اور تمہیں یَجْن کے نذرانوں میں جائز حصہ بھی ملے گا۔ اس معاملے میں میرا یہی قول مثال اور دلیل ٹھہرے گا۔”
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores dharmic legitimacy through recognized tradition and authoritative testimony: rightful status (a revered Vedic name) and rightful entitlement (a share in sacrificial offerings) are affirmed, with the speaker’s word presented as a binding precedent.
Śalya addresses a revered figure (implicitly a Brahman/ṛṣi), declaring that he will be known within the Vedic tradition as Atharvāṅgirasa and will receive a sacrificial share; Śalya frames his statement itself as the validating example or proof.