Shloka 13
Adhyāya 348: Nāga–Nīgabhāryā Saṃvāda on Anger, Hope, and Ethical Response
धर्मान् नानाविधांश्वैव को ब्रूयात् तमृते प्रभुम्
vaiśampāyana uvāca | dharmān nānāvidhāṁś caiva ko brūyāt tam ṛte prabhum | bhagavān eva … |
毗湿摩波耶那说道：“除那位主宰之外，谁还能宣说法的种种差别形态？愿你以坚固誓愿所兴起的这场大祭，绵延不绝、无有间断。你已立誓举行马祭（Aśvamedha），并已如实听闻了法的正教。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes that dharma has many forms and nuances, and that only the highest authority—“the Lord” (prabhu/bhagavān)—is fully competent to expound it without error. It also affirms the ethical-religious seriousness of a king’s vow (saṅkalpa) and the importance of receiving dharma correctly through attentive hearing (śravaṇa).
Vaiśampāyana, continuing the Śānti Parva discourse, praises the unique authority of the supreme teacher to describe diverse dharmas and blesses the continuation of the listener’s great sacrifice. The context points to a royal undertaking—specifically the Aśvamedha—framed as proceeding after the king has heard a comprehensive and accurate exposition of dharma.