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Shloka 70

Atithi-prāpti and the Brāhmaṇa’s Deliberation on Triadic Dharma (अतिथिप्राप्तिः धर्मत्रयविचारश्च)

Devanagari script

एते वेदविदो मुख्या वेदाचार्याश्व कल्पिता: । प्रवृत्तिधर्मिणश्वैव प्राजापत्ये च कल्पिता:

Transliteration

ete vedavido mukhyā vedācāryāś ca kalpitāḥ | pravṛttidharmiṇaś caiva prājāpatye ca kalpitāḥ ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Những vị ấy là các bậc thông hiểu Veda bậc nhất, được tôn xưng là những bậc thầy Veda. Vì nương theo dharma của con đường hành động (pravṛtti), họ cũng được xem là đã an lập trong nguyên lý Prajāpati—trật tự sinh thành và nâng đỡ thế gian.”

Word by Word

एतेthese

वेदविदःknowers of the Veda

मुख्याःchief, foremost

वेदाचार्याःteachers/masters of the Veda

चand

कल्पिताःappointed/considered

प्रवृत्तिधर्मिणःfollowers of the pravṛtti-dharma (active/engaged duty)

चand

एवindeed, just

प्राजापत्येin/at the Prajāpatya (state/office/realm of Prajāpati)

चand

कल्पिताःappointed/established

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Veda

Vedic teachers (vedācārya)

Prajāpati

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse affirms that true Veda-knowers, especially those who uphold pravṛtti-dharma (responsible action in society), are to be recognized as authoritative Vedic teachers and as aligned with the Prajāpati-oriented order that sustains creation and social continuity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana, in the didactic discourse of the Śānti Parva, classifies and honors a group of learned persons: they are identified as foremost Veda-knowers, acknowledged as Vedic preceptors, and described as established in the Prajāpati principle—emphasizing their role in maintaining worldly and ritual order through active duty.