Shloka 48
Atithi-prāpti and the Brāhmaṇa’s Deliberation on Triadic Dharma (अतिथिप्राप्तिः धर्मत्रयविचारश्च)
दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रं ते तपस्तप्त्वा सुदारुणम् । शुश्रुवुर्मधुरां वाणी वेदवेदाड़ भूषिताम्,एक हजार दिव्य वर्षोतक अत्यन्त कठोर तपस्या करनेके पश्चात् उन्हें वेद और वेदांगोंसे विभूषित मधुर वाणी सुनायी दी
divyaṁ varṣasahasraṁ te tapas taptvā sudāruṇam | śuśruvur madhurāṁ vāṇīṁ vedavedāṅgabhūṣitām ||
毗湿摩波耶那说：他们以极其严酷的苦行修持了一千个天界之年之后，听见一声甘美之音——以《吠陀》与诸《吠陀支》为庄严——昭示着：唯有严整的自制与持久的精进，方能使人堪受权威之教诲，得以循法（Dharma）而行。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that sustained, rigorous self-discipline (tapas) prepares a person to receive reliable, dharma-oriented knowledge; true instruction is marked by Vedic clarity and ethical authority.
After undertaking extremely severe austerities for a thousand divine years, the practitioners (referred to as ‘they’) hear a sweet, authoritative voice characterized as being adorned with the Vedas and Vedāṅgas—indicating a revelatory or instructive moment following prolonged penance.