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 ||
Hỡi bậc chúa tể muôn dân, chính như vậy, đức Vyāsa khả kính—bậc thầy của ta—người thông tỏ dharma và là bậc tối thượng trong hàng “lưỡng sinh”, đã thuật lại những điều ấy cho Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira).
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.