Shloka 12
Adhyāya 348: Nāga–Nīgabhāryā Saṃvāda on Anger, Hope, and Ethical Response
कृष्णद्वैपायनं व्यासं विद्धि नारायणं भुवि । को हान्य: पुरुषव्याप्र महाभारतकृद् भवेत्
kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaṃ vyāsaṃ viddhi nārāyaṇaṃ bhuvi | ko hy anyaḥ puruṣavyāghra mahābhārata-kṛd bhavet, puruṣasiṃha |
毗湿摩波耶那说道：“当知黑岛生者克里希纳·德瓦伊帕亚那·毗耶娑，在此大地上即是那罗延自身。除主宰之外，又有谁——人中之虎、人中之狮——能成为《摩诃婆罗多》的作者呢？”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse asserts that Vyāsa should be recognized as Nārāyaṇa incarnate on earth, implying that the Mahābhārata carries divine authority and is meant to guide conduct (dharma) rather than serve as mere entertainment or history.
Vaiśampāyana, while narrating, elevates Vyāsa’s status and underscores the epic’s sanctity by declaring that only the Lord could be its true author, addressing the listener with honorific epithets (‘tiger/lion among men’).