Shloka 9
Nāga–Nāgabhāryā Saṃvāda: Varṇa-Dharma, Gṛhastha-Discipline, and Mokṣa-Self-Inquiry
Mahābhārata 12.347
वेदश्रुति: प्रणष्टा च पुनरध्यापिता सुतै: । ततस्ते मन्त्रदा: पुत्रा: पितृत्वमुपपेदिरे
vedaśrutiḥ praṇaṣṭā ca punaradhyāpitā sutaiḥ | tataste mantradāḥ putrāḥ pitṛtvamupapedirē ||
那罗陀说道：那以“闻”而传的神圣吠陀传统曾一度失落，后来又由他们自己的儿子重新教授。故这些儿子——成为授予真言者——反而承担了父辈之位，因为他们把维系灵性权威的吠陀之知，复归于长者。
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Spiritual authority is grounded in preserving and transmitting sacred knowledge; when sons restore lost Vedic learning to their elders, they earn a father-like status because they become the source of that sustaining wisdom.
Narada describes a situation where Vedic śruti had been forgotten; the sons re-taught it, and by becoming the bestowers of mantras they effectively assumed the role of fathers toward those they instructed.