Shloka 105
Atithi-prāpti and the Brāhmaṇa’s Deliberation on Triadic Dharma (अतिथिप्राप्तिः धर्मत्रयविचारश्च)
तपसां तेजसां चैव पतये यशसामपि । वचसां पतये नित्यं सरितां पतये तथा,जो तप, तेज, यश, वाणी तथा सरिताओं के स्वामी एवं नित्य संरक्षक हैं, उन श्रीहरिको नमस्कार करो
tapasāṁ tejasāṁ caiva pataye yaśasām api | vacasāṁ pataye nityaṁ saritāṁ pataye tathā ||
当向圣哈利顶礼——他是苦行（tapas）与灵辉（tejas）之主，是名望（yaśas）之主，是言语（vāc）之主；亦是诸河之主，并恒常护持诸河的秩序。
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches reverence toward the supreme sustaining principle (Śrī Hari) as the source and guardian of key human and cosmic goods—ascetic discipline (tapas), spiritual brilliance (tejas), honorable reputation (yaśas), truthful and effective speech (vacas), and the life-giving flow of rivers—implying that ethical life and worldly order are grounded in devotion and recognition of that higher lordship.
In Śānti Parva’s didactic setting, Vyāsa speaks a verse of salutation and theological identification, directing the audience to bow to Śrī Hari by listing domains over which he is ‘lord’ and ‘ever-protector.’ It functions as a devotional pivot within moral instruction, linking practical virtues (austerity, speech, fame) to their divine foundation.