Shloka 313
Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon
त्वं कर्ता युगधर्माणां निराशी: कर्मसंज्ञितम् । अमिततेजस्वी ब्रह्माको इस धर्मका उपदेश देकर उस समय भगवानने उनसे कहा --/तुम निष्कामभावसे सारे कर्म करते हुए युगधर्मोके प्रवर्तक बनो”
tvaṁ kartā yugadharmāṇāṁ nirāśī karma-saṁjñitam | amitatejasvī brahmā ko ’sya dharmasyopadeśaṁ dattvā tasmin kāle bhagavān uvāca—tvaṁ niṣkāma-bhāvena sarvāṇi karmāṇi kurvan yugadharmāṇāṁ pravartako bhava |
毗湿摩波耶那说道：“你当成为诸时代相应之法的建立者。行所谓‘业’而不求果报。圣者既以此法教诲他，便于当时说道：‘以无欲之心履行一切职责，成为推动此世代正法秩序之人。’”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches niṣkāma-karma: one should perform all duties without craving the fruits, and thereby uphold and establish yuga-dharma—the ethical order appropriate to one’s time.
Vaiśampāyana reports a moment of instruction: after teaching ‘this dharma,’ the divine speaker exhorts the listener to act selflessly and become an initiator of righteous norms for the age.