Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 142
Pitṛ-śrāddha-haviḥ-phala-nirdeśa
Offerings for Ancestors and Their Stated Results
सर्वे हि वयमेते च तवैव प्रसव: प्रभो | देवानां ब्राह्मणानां च त्वं हि कर्ता पितामह,'प्रभो! पितामह! ये सब और हमलोग आपहीकी संतान हैं; क्योंकि देवताओं और ब्राह्मणोंकी सृष्टि करनेवाले आप ही हैं
sarve hi vayam ete ca tavaiva prasavaḥ prabho | devānāṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ ca tvaṃ hi kartā pitāmaha ||
婆悉吒说道：“主宰啊，万有之祖父（Pitāmaha）啊！我们所有人——以及这些众者——实为你的亲生后裔。因为你正是造作者、最初的始祖，既为诸天之父，亦为婆罗门之父。”
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse grounds dharma in a shared divine origin: gods and Brahmins alike arise from the same supreme progenitor, so reverence, humility, and recognition of cosmic hierarchy are ethically required.
Vasiṣṭha addresses a supreme Lord/primeval ancestor (pitāmaha), affirming that all beings present are His progeny and praising Him as the creator of both the devas and the Brahmin order.