Shloka 4
Adhyāya 199: Karma–Jñāna Causality and the Nirguṇa Brahman
Manu’s Instruction
ब्राह्मणो जापकः कश्रिद् धर्मवृत्तो महायशा: । षडड्विन्महाप्राज्ञ: पैप्पलादि: स कौशिक:
bhīṣma uvāca | brāhmaṇo jāpakaḥ kaścid dharmavṛtto mahāyaśāḥ | ṣaḍ-aṅga-vid mahāprājñaḥ paippalādiḥ sa kauśikaḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：“在喜马拉雅山麓附近，住着一位声名卓著的婆罗门——行持正法，专志于圣咒诵持（japa）。他智慧深广，精通吠陀六支，出自乔尸迦族系；人称他为派帕拉底（Paippalādi），乃毗帕拉达（Pippalāda）之子。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds an ideal of dharma embodied in a learned life: true authority in sacred knowledge is joined to disciplined practice (japa) and righteous conduct (dharmavṛtta). Lineage and scholarship are presented as supports for ethical living, not as mere status.
Bhishma introduces a renowned Brahmin living near the Himalayan foothills, identifying him by his spiritual practice (japa), his mastery of the six Vedāṅgas, and his lineage (Kauśika), naming him Paippalādi, son of Pippalāda—setting the stage for a didactic episode centered on dharma.