Shloka 19
Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon
तृतीयं ब्रद्मणो जन्म यदासीद् वाचिकं महत् । तत्रैष धर्म: सम्भूत: स्वयं नारायणान्नूप,राजन्! जब भगवान्की वाणीसे ब्रह्माजीका तीसरा महत्त्वपूर्ण जन्म हुआ, तब फिर साक्षात् नारायणसे ही यह धर्म प्रकट हुआ
tṛtīyaṃ brahmaṇo janma yad āsīd vācikaṃ mahat | tatraiṣa dharmaḥ sambhūtaḥ svayaṃ nārāyaṇāt nṛpa rājān ||
Vaiśampāyana thưa: “Khi Brahmā trải qua lần ‘sinh’ thứ ba, vĩ đại—lần sinh khởi từ lời nói thiêng—thì, tâu Đại vương, chính Dharma này đã hiển lộ nơi đó, phát xuất trực tiếp từ Nārāyaṇa.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is presented as having divine origin and ultimate authority: it is not merely a human convention but a manifestation that proceeds directly from Nārāyaṇa, grounding ethical order in the highest principle.
Vaiśaṃpāyana describes a cosmogonic moment: during Brahmā’s ‘third’ significant manifestation—characterized as arising through sacred speech—Dharma appears, and its source is explicitly identified as Nārāyaṇa Himself.