Nāgendra–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda: Praśna-vidhi and Dharmic Approach on the Gomatī Riverbank
आराध्य तपसोग्रेण देवं हयशिरोधरम् । पज्चालेन क्रम: प्राप्तो देवेन पथि देशिते
Vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
ārādhya tapasogreṇa devaṃ hayaśirodharam |
pañcālena kramaḥ prāpto devena pathi deśite ||
毗耶娑之弟子毗舍摩波耶那说道:般遮罗国的圣者伽罗婆,以猛烈苦行礼敬马首之神——海耶格利瓦——循着神亲自指示之道,得到了诸吠陀的次第编排与正统分判。
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Sacred knowledge is preserved and rightly organized through disciplined austerity (tapas) joined with devotion and correct guidance; effort becomes fruitful when aligned with a divinely indicated method.
Vaiśaṃpāyana recounts that Galava, a sage associated with Pañcāla, propitiated Hayagrīva through intense austerities and, by following the deity’s instructed path, attained the proper ordered arrangement (krama) of the Vedas.