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Shloka 226

Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon

वायुना द्विपदां श्रेष्ठ कथितो जगदायुषा । यह दुष्कर धर्म ऋग्वेदके पाठमें स्पष्टरूपसे पढ़ा गया है। नरश्रेष्ठ! सुपर्णसे उस सनातन धर्मको इस जगत्‌के प्राणस्वरूप वायुने प्राप्त किया

vāyunā dvipadāṃ śreṣṭha kathito jagadāyuṣā | yaḥ duṣkara-dharma ṛgvedake pāṭhe spaṣṭa-rūpase paṭhā gayā hai | naraśreṣṭha! suparṇase usa sanātana-dharmako asya jagat-ke prāṇa-svarūpa vāyunā prāpta kiyā |

Vaiśampāyana nói: “Hỡi bậc tối thượng trong loài hai chân, lời dạy này đã được Vāyu—hơi thở sinh mệnh của vũ trụ—truyền lại. Đạo pháp vĩnh cửu ấy, khó thực hành, được tụng đọc minh nhiên trong truyền thống Ṛgveda. Hỡi bậc tối thượng trong loài người, Vāyu, đấng vận hành như sinh lực của muôn loài, đã thọ nhận đạo pháp bất diệt ấy từ Suparṇa (Garuḍa).”

वायुनाby the Wind (Vayu)
वायुना:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवायु
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
द्विपदाम्of bipeds (men)
द्विपदाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootद्विपद
FormMasculine/Feminine, Genitive, Plural
श्रेष्ठO best (one)
श्रेष्ठ:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootश्रेष्ठ
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
कथितःwas told/declared
कथितः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootकथित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
जगदायुषाby (him who is) the life of the world
जगदायुषा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootजगदायुष्
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
V
Vāyu
S
Suparṇa (Garuḍa)
Ṛgveda

Educational Q&A

The verse emphasizes that ‘sanātana-dharma’ is ancient, authoritative, and difficult to practise, and that it is preserved through a sacred lineage of transmission—grounded in Vedic recitation—linking cosmic forces (Vāyu) and divine beings (Suparṇa/Garuḍa).

Vaiśampāyana identifies the source and pedigree of a Dharma teaching: it is said to be taught by Vāyu (the world’s life-breath), explicitly attested in the Ṛgvedic tradition, and received by Vāyu from Suparṇa (Garuḍa), establishing its antiquity and credibility.