Shloka 63
ब्राह्मणपूजा-राजधर्मः | Royal Duty of Honoring Learned Brahmins
श्रवास्तस्य सुतश्चर्षि: श्रवसश्चा भवत् तम: । तमसश्न प्रकाशो5भूत् तनयो द्विजसत्तम: । प्रकाशस्य च वागिन्द्रो बभूव जयतां वर:
Śravāstasya sutaś cārṣiḥ śravasaś cābhavat tamaḥ | Tamasaś ca prakāśo ’bhūt tanayo dvijasattamaḥ | Prakāśasya ca vāgindro babhūva jayatāṃ varaḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：“由他生出名为室罗婆（Śravā）的仙人；由室罗婆生出多摩（Tamaḥ）。由多摩生出普罗迦舍（Prakāśa），最卓越的婆罗门；而由普罗迦舍又生出婆吉因陀罗（Vāgindra），为诸胜者之最。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the Mahābhārata’s emphasis on dharmic continuity: noble qualities—learning, restraint, and excellence—are preserved and celebrated through disciplined lineages, and a person’s worth is framed in terms of virtue and attainment rather than mere birth.
Bhīṣma is reciting a succession of descendants in a genealogical sequence: Śravā is born, then Tamaḥ, then Prakāśa (praised as an outstanding brāhmaṇa), and then Vāgindra, described as foremost among the victorious.