Shuka Returns to Vyasa; Vyasa's Rules for Teaching the Veda

Verse 1 (12.335.1)

एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु वचनं कृतात्मा कृतनिश्चयः । आत्मनाऽऽत्मानमास्थाय दृष्ट्वा चात्मानमात्मना ॥

etacchrutvā tu vacanaṃ kṛtātmā kṛtaniścayaḥ | ātmanā''tmānamāsthāya dṛṣṭvā cātmānamātmanā

Having heard these words, he of perfected self and settled resolve, standing in the Self by the Self and seeing the Self by the Self,

Verse 2 (12.335.2)

कृतकार्यः सुखी शान्तस्तूष्णीं प्रायादुदङ्मुखः । शैशिरं गिरिमुद्दिश्य सधर्मा मातरिश्वनः ॥

kṛtakāryaḥ sukhī śāntastūṣṇīṃ prāyādudaṅmukhaḥ | śaiśiraṃ girimuddiśya sadharmā mātariśvanaḥ

his task done, happy and at peace, set out in silence toward the north, toward the snowy mountain, moving with the nature of the wind itself.

Note on the text: Corrected उदङ्भुखः → उदङ्मुखः (misprint in Wikisource; भ for म, CE udaṅmukhaḥ). CE has an extra line between lines 1 and 2 (star passage *0791, 12.314.2b*: prayayau yogam āsthāya tuṣṭo diśam athottarām); it is not in Wikisource and is not added.

Verse 3 (12.335.3)

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा । हिमवन्तमियाद्द्रष्टुं सिद्धचारणसेवितम् ॥

etasminneva kāle tu devarṣirnāradastathā | himavantamiyāddraṣṭuṃ siddhacāraṇasevitam

At that very time the divine sage Narada also came to see the Himalaya, haunted by Siddhas and Charanas,

Note on the text: Corrected इयाद्दुष्टुं → इयाद्द्रष्टुं (misprint in Wikisource; the conjunct द्र is broken, CE iyād draṣṭuṃ).

Verse 4 (12.335.4)

तमप्सरोगणाकीर्णं गीतस्वननिनादितम् । किन्नराणां सहस्रैश्च भृङ्गराजैस्तथैव च ॥

tamapsarogaṇākīrṇaṃ gītasvananināditam | kinnarāṇāṃ sahasraiśca bhṛṅgarājaistathaiva ca

thronged with hosts of apsarases and echoing with the sound of song, with Kinnaras in their thousands and with bhringaraja birds,

Note on the text: Corrected तमप्सरोगाकीर्णं → तमप्सरोगणाकीर्णं (misprint in Wikisource; the syllable ण is dropped, CE apsarogaṇākīrṇaṃ). Line 2 सहस्रैश्च is a variant of CE samūhaiś ca (the page's footnote cites सहस्रैश्च राजहँसैस्तथैव च as the reading of one manuscript group); kept as printed.

Verse 5 (12.335.5)

मद्गुभिः खञ्जरीटैश्च विचित्रैर्जीवजीवकैः ॥

madgubhiḥ khañjarīṭaiśca vicitrairjīvajīvakaiḥ

with madgu waterbirds, wagtails, and varied jivajivaka partridges,

Note on the text: The alignment found no match. This single line = CE 12.314.5a; Wikisource divides the CE three-line verse 5 (5a, 5c, 5e) into this one-line verse and the following couplet (printed 12-335-5a alone). Kept as printed.

Verse 6 (12.335.6)

चित्रवर्णैर्मयूरैश्च केकाशतविराजितैः । राजहंससमूहैश्च हृष्टैः परभृतैस्तथा ॥

citravarṇairmayūraiśca kekāśatavirājitaiḥ | rājahaṃsasamūhaiśca hṛṣṭaiḥ parabhṛtaistathā

with many-coloured peacocks adorned by hundreds of their cries, with flocks of royal swans, and with joyful cuckoos.

Note on the text: The alignment found no match. Lines = CE 12.314.5c, 5e (citravarṇair mayūraiś ca kekāśatavirājitaiḥ / rājahaṃsasamūhaiś ca hṛṣṭaiḥ parabhṛtais tathā). Cited under CE 12.314.5, which holds its first line.

Verse 7 (12.335.7)

पक्षिराजो गरुत्मांश्च यं नित्यमधितिष्ठति । चत्वारो लोकपालाश्च देवाः सर्षिगणास्तथा ॥

pakṣirājo garutmāṃśca yaṃ nityamadhitiṣṭhati | catvāro lokapālāśca devāḥ sarṣigaṇāstathā

That mountain which Garuda, the king of birds, always frequents, and to which the four Guardians of the World and the gods with hosts of seers

Note on the text: The alignment found no match. Lines = CE 12.314.6a, 6c (pakṣirājo garutmāṃś ca yaṃ nityam adhigacchati / catvāro lokapālāś ca devāḥ sarṣigaṇās tathā); Wikisource's अधितिष्ठति is a variant of adhigacchati.

Verse 8 (12.335.8)

तत्र नित्यं समायान्ति लोकस्य हितकाम्यया । विष्णुना यत्र पुत्रार्थे तपस्तप्तं महात्मना ॥

tatra nityaṃ samāyānti lokasya hitakāmyayā | viṣṇunā yatra putrārthe tapastaptaṃ mahātmanā

always gather, desiring the good of the world; where the great-souled Vishnu once practised austerity for the sake of a son.

Note on the text: The alignment found no match. Line 1 = CE 12.314.6e (yatra nityaṃ samāyānti lokasya hitakāmyayā), with तत्र for yatra; line 2 = CE 12.314.7a (viṣṇunā yatra putrārthe tapas taptaṃ mahātmanā). Cited under CE 12.314.6, which holds its first line.

Verse 9 (12.335.9)

तत्रैव च कुमारेण बाल्ये क्षिप्ता दिवौकसः । शक्तिर्न्यस्ता क्षितितले त्रैलोक्यमवमन्य वै ॥

tatraiva ca kumāreṇa bālye kṣiptā divaukasaḥ | śaktirnyastā kṣititale trailokyamavamanya vai

And there, in his boyhood, Kumara taunted the gods; scorning the three worlds, he planted his spear in the ground.

Note on the text: The alignment found no match. Lines = CE 12.314.7c, 8a (yatraiva ca kumāreṇa bālye kṣiptā divaukasaḥ / śaktir nyastā kṣititale trailokyam avamanya vai); Wikisource's तत्रैव for yatraiva is a variant.

Verse 10 (12.335.10)

तत्रोवाच जगत्स्कन्दः क्षिपन्वाक्यमिदं तदा । योऽन्योऽस्ति मत्तोऽभ्यधिको विप्रा यस्याधिकं प्रियाः ॥

tatrovāca jagatskandaḥ kṣipanvākyamidaṃ tadā | yo'nyo'sti matto'bhyadhiko viprā yasyādhikaṃ priyāḥ

There Skanda, lord of the world, taunting them, spoke these words: "Is there anyone else who surpasses me, O brahmins, anyone to whom brahmins are dearer than they are to me,

Note on the text: Corrected योऽन्योस्ति → योऽन्योऽस्ति (misprint in Wikisource; the avagraha is dropped, CE yo 'nyo 'sti). The alignment found no match. Lines = CE 12.314.8c, 9a (yatrovāca jagatskandaḥ kṣipan vākyam idaṃ tadā / yo 'nyo 'sti matto 'bhyadhiko viprā yasyādhikaṃ priyāḥ); Wikisource's तत्रोवाच for yatrovāca is a variant.

Verse 11 (12.335.11)

यो ब्रह्मण्यो द्वितीयोऽस्ति त्रिषु लोकेषु वीर्यवान् । सोऽभ्युद्धरत्विमां शक्तिमथवा कम्पयत्विति ॥

yo brahmaṇyo dvitīyo'sti triṣu lokeṣu vīryavān | so'bhyuddharatvimāṃ śaktimathavā kampayatviti

anyone who is a second friend of brahmins, mighty in the three worlds? Let him lift this spear, or else make it tremble!"

Note on the text: Corrected सोभ्युद्धरत्विमां → सोऽभ्युद्धरत्विमां (misprint in Wikisource; the avagraha is dropped, CE so 'bhyuddharatv imāṃ). The alignment found no match. Line 1 = CE 12.314.9c (yo brahmaṇyo dvitīyo 'sti triṣu lokeṣu vīryavān); line 2 = CE 12.314.10a (so 'bhyuddharatv imāṃ śaktim atha vā kampayatv iti).

Verse 12 (12.335.12)

तच्छुत्वा व्यथिता लोकाः क इमामुद्धरेदिति । अथ देवगणं सर्वं संभ्रान्तेन्द्रियमानसम् ॥

tacchutvā vyathitā lokāḥ ka imāmuddharediti | atha devagaṇaṃ sarvaṃ saṃbhrāntendriyamānasam

Hearing that, the worlds were distressed: "Who will lift this?" Then the whole host of the gods, their senses and minds in confusion,

Note on the text: The alignment found no match. Lines = CE 12.314.10c, 11a (tac chrutvā vyathitā lokāḥ ka imām uddhared iti / atha devagaṇaṃ sarvaṃ saṃbhrāntendriyamānasam).

Verse 13 (12.335.13)

अपश्यद्भगवान्विष्णुः क्षिप्तं सासुरराक्षसम् । किंन्वत्र सुकृतं कार्यं भवेदिति विचिन्तयन् ॥

apaśyadbhagavānviṣṇuḥ kṣiptaṃ sāsurarākṣasam | kiṃnvatra sukṛtaṃ kāryaṃ bhavediti vicintayan

was seen by the Lord Vishnu, humbled together with the asuras and rakshasas; and he thought, "What good deed should be done here?"

Note on the text: The alignment found no match. Lines = CE 12.314.11c, 11e (apaśyad bhagavān viṣṇuḥ kṣiptaṃ sāsurarākṣasam / kiṃ nv atra sukṛtaṃ kāryaṃ bhaved iti vicintayan).

Verse 14 (12.335.14)

अनामृष्य ततः क्षेपमवैक्षत च पावकिम् । संप्रगृह्य विशुद्धात्मा शक्तिं प्रज्वलितां तदा ॥

anāmṛṣya tataḥ kṣepamavaikṣata ca pāvakim | saṃpragṛhya viśuddhātmā śaktiṃ prajvalitāṃ tadā

Not enduring that taunt, he looked at the son of Agni, and with a pure mind took up the blazing spear.

Note on the text: Corrected पाविकम् → पावकिम् (misprint in Wikisource; पाविक is not a word, CE pāvakim, 'the son of Agni', i.e. Skanda). The alignment found no match. Lines = CE 12.314.12a, 12c (sa nāmṛṣyata taṃ kṣepam avaikṣata ca pāvakim / sa prahasya viśuddhātmā śaktiṃ prajvalitāṃ tadā); Wikisource's अनामृष्य ततः and संप्रगृह्य are recension variants, kept.

Verse 15 (12.335.15)

कम्पयामास सव्येन पाणिना पुरुषोत्तमः । शक्त्यां तु कम्प्यमानायां विष्णुना बलिना तदा ॥

kampayāmāsa savyena pāṇinā puruṣottamaḥ | śaktyāṃ tu kampyamānāyāṃ viṣṇunā balinā tadā

Vishnu, best of persons, shook it with his left hand. While the spear was being shaken by the mighty Vishnu,

Note on the text: The alignment found no match. Lines = CE 12.314.12e, 13a (kampayām āsa savyena pāṇinā puruṣottamaḥ / śaktyāṃ tu kampamānāyāṃ viṣṇunā balinā tadā). Cited under CE 12.314.12, which holds its first line.

Verse 16 (12.335.16)

मेदिनी कम्पिता सर्वा सशैलवनकानना । शक्तेनापि समुद्धर्तुं कम्पिता साऽभवत्तदा ॥

medinī kampitā sarvā saśailavanakānanā | śaktenāpi samuddhartuṃ kampitā sā'bhavattadā

the whole earth trembled, with its mountains, woods and forests; and though he was able to lift it, the spear was only shaken then.

Note on the text: The alignment found no match. Lines = CE 12.314.13c, 14a (medinī kampitā sarvā saśailavanakānanā / śaktenāpi samuddhartuṃ kampitā sā na tūddhṛtā); Wikisource's line 2 ends कम्पिता साऽभवत्तदा, a variant of kampitā sā na tūddhṛtā, kept as printed.

Verse 17 (12.335.17)

रक्षिता स्कन्दराजस्य धर्षणा प्रभविष्णुना । तां कम्पयित्वा भगवान्प्रह्लादमिदमब्रवीत् ॥

rakṣitā skandarājasya dharṣaṇā prabhaviṣṇunā | tāṃ kampayitvā bhagavānprahlādamidamabravīt

Thus the mighty Vishnu warded off the challenge of King Skanda. Having shaken the spear, the Lord said this to Prahlada:

Note on the text: The alignment found no match. Lines = CE 12.314.14c, 15a (rakṣatā skandarājasya dharṣaṇāṃ prabhaviṣṇunā / tāṃ kampayitvā bhagavān prahrādam idam abravīt); Wikisource's line 1 (रक्षिता … धर्षणा) is a variant of the CE reading, kept as printed.

Verse 18 (12.335.18)

पश्य वीर्यं कुमारस्य नैतदन्यः करिष्यति । सोऽमृष्यमाणस्तद्वाक्यं समुद्धरणनिश्चितः ॥

paśya vīryaṃ kumārasya naitadanyaḥ kariṣyati | so'mṛṣyamāṇastadvākyaṃ samuddharaṇaniścitaḥ

"Behold the might of the boy; no one else will do this." Not able to bear those words, and resolved to lift the spear,

Note on the text: The alignment found no match. Lines = CE 12.314.15c, 16a (paśya vīryaṃ kumārasya naitad anyaḥ kariṣyati / so 'mṛṣyamāṇas tad vākyaṃ samuddharaṇaniścitaḥ).

Verse 19 (12.335.19)

जग्राह तां तदा शक्तिं न चैनामभ्यकम्पयत् । नादं महान्तं मुक्त्वा स मूर्च्छितो गिरिमूर्घनि ॥

jagrāha tāṃ tadā śaktiṃ na caināmabhyakampayat | nādaṃ mahāntaṃ muktvā sa mūrcchito girimūrghani

he seized that spear, but could not make it tremble either; and with a great cry he fell senseless on the mountain top.

Note on the text: The alignment found no match. Lines = CE 12.314.16c, 17a (jagrāha tāṃ tasya śaktiṃ na cainām apy akampayat / nādaṃ mahāntaṃ muktvā sa mūrchito girimūrdhani); Wikisource's तां तदा शक्तिं is a variant of tāṃ tasya śaktiṃ.

Verse 20 (12.335.20)

विह्वलः प्रापतद्भूमौ हिरण्यकशिपोः सुतः । तत्रोत्तरां दिशं गत्वा शैलराजस्य पार्श्वतः ॥

vihvalaḥ prāpatadbhūmau hiraṇyakaśipoḥ sutaḥ | tatrottarāṃ diśaṃ gatvā śailarājasya pārśvataḥ

Bewildered, the son of Hiranyakashipu fell to the ground. There, going to the northern quarter, by the side of the king of mountains,

Note on the text: The alignment found no match. Lines = CE 12.314.17c, 18a (vihvalaḥ prāpatad bhūmau hiraṇyakaśipoḥ sutaḥ / yatrottarāṃ diśaṃ gatvā śailarājasya pārśvataḥ); Wikisource's तत्र for yatra is a variant.

Verse 21 (12.335.21)

तपोऽतप्यत दुर्घर्षं तात नित्यं वृषध्वजः । पावकेन परिक्षिप्तं दीप्यता यस्य चाश्रमम् ॥

tapo'tapyata durgharṣaṃ tāta nityaṃ vṛṣadhvajaḥ | pāvakena parikṣiptaṃ dīpyatā yasya cāśramam

the bull-bannered Shiva, my child, always practised unassailable austerity; and his hermitage is ringed round by blazing fire,

Note on the text: The alignment found no match. Lines = CE 12.314.18c, 19a (tapo 'tapyata durdharṣas tāta nityaṃ vṛṣadhvajaḥ / pāvakena parikṣipto dīpyatā tasya cāśramaḥ).

Verse 22 (12.335.22)

आदित्यपर्वतं नाम दुर्घर्षमकृतात्मभिः । न तत्र शक्यते गन्तुं यक्षराक्षसदानवैः ॥

ādityaparvataṃ nāma durgharṣamakṛtātmabhiḥ | na tatra śakyate gantuṃ yakṣarākṣasadānavaiḥ

called Adityaparvata, impossible for those of unformed selves to approach; yakshas, rakshasas and danavas cannot go there.

Note on the text: The alignment found no match. Lines = CE 12.314.19c, 20a (ādityabandhanaṃ nāma durdharṣam akṛtātmabhiḥ / na tatra śakyate gantuṃ yakṣarākṣasadānavaiḥ); Wikisource's आदित्यपर्वतम् for ādityabandhanam is a variant, kept.

Verse 23 (12.335.23)

दशयोजनविस्तारमग्निज्वालसमावृतम् । भगवान्पावकस्तत्र स्वयं तिष्ठति वीर्यवान् ॥

daśayojanavistāramagnijvālasamāvṛtam | bhagavānpāvakastatra svayaṃ tiṣṭhati vīryavān

It is ten yojanas wide and wrapped in flames of fire; the Lord Agni, the mighty one, himself stays there,

Note on the text: The alignment found no match. Lines = CE 12.314.20c, 21a (daśayojanavistāram agnijvālāsamāvṛtam / bhagavān pāvakas tatra svayaṃ tiṣṭhati vīryavān).

Verse 24 (12.335.24)

सर्वान्विघ्नान्प्रशमयन्महादेवस्य धीमतः । दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रं हि पादेनैकेन तिष्ठतः ॥

sarvānvighnānpraśamayanmahādevasya dhīmataḥ | divyaṃ varṣasahasraṃ hi pādenaikena tiṣṭhataḥ

quelling all obstacles for the wise Mahadeva, who stood for a divine thousand years on one foot,

Note on the text: The alignment found no match. Lines = CE 12.314.21c, 22a (sarvavighnān praśamayan mahādevasya dhīmataḥ / divyaṃ varṣasahasraṃ hi pādenaikena tiṣṭhataḥ); Wikisource's सर्वान्विघ्नान् is a variant spelling of sarvavighnān.

Verse 25 (12.335.25)

देवान्संतापयंस्तत्र महादेवो महाव्रतः । ऐन्द्रीं तु दिशमास्थाय शैलराजस्य धीमतः ॥

devānsaṃtāpayaṃstatra mahādevo mahāvrataḥ | aindrīṃ tu diśamāsthāya śailarājasya dhīmataḥ

tormenting the gods there, Mahadeva of great vows. And on the eastern side of the wise king of mountains,

Note on the text: The alignment found no match. Lines = CE 12.314.22c, 23a (devān saṃtāpayaṃs tatra mahādevo dhṛtavrataḥ / aindrīṃ tu diśam āsthāya śailarājasya dhīmataḥ); Wikisource's महाव्रतः is a variant of dhṛtavrataḥ.

Verse 26 (12.335.26)

विविक्ते पर्वततटे पाराशर्यो महातपाः । वेदानध्यापयामास व्यासः शिष्यान्महातपाः ॥

vivikte parvatataṭe pārāśaryo mahātapāḥ | vedānadhyāpayāmāsa vyāsaḥ śiṣyānmahātapāḥ

on a secluded mountain slope, Vyasa, son of Parashara, of great austerity, taught the Vedas to his pupils,

Note on the text: The alignment found no match. Lines = CE 12.314.23c, 23e (vivikte parvatataṭe pārāśaryo mahātapāḥ / vedān adhyāpayām āsa vyāsaḥ śiṣyān mahātapāḥ); Wikisource's वेदानध्यापयामास differs only in spelling.

Verse 27 (12.335.27)

सुमन्तुं च महाभागं वैशंपायनमेव च । जैमिनिं च महाप्राज्ञं पैलं चापि तपस्विनम् ॥

sumantuṃ ca mahābhāgaṃ vaiśaṃpāyanameva ca | jaiminiṃ ca mahāprājñaṃ pailaṃ cāpi tapasvinam

namely the greatly fortunate Sumantu, Vaishampayana, the greatly wise Jaimini, and the ascetic Paila.

Verse 28 (12.335.28)

एभिः शिष्यैः परिवृतो व्यास आस्ते महातपाः । तत्राश्रमपदं रम्यं ददर्श पितुरुत्तमम् । आरणेयो विशुद्धात्मा नभसीव दिवाकरः ॥

ebhiḥ śiṣyaiḥ parivṛto vyāsa āste mahātapāḥ | tatrāśramapadaṃ ramyaṃ dadarśa pituruttamam | āraṇeyo viśuddhātmā nabhasīva divākaraḥ

Surrounded by these pupils, the greatly austere Vyasa dwelt there. There the pure-souled son of Arani, like the sun in the sky, saw his father's lovely and excellent hermitage.

Note on the text: Three-line verse as printed (12-335-28a-c) = CE 12.314.25a, 25c, 25e; line 2 तत्राश्रमपदं रम्यम् is a variant of tatrāśramapadaṃ puṇyam.

Verse 29 (12.335.29)

अथ व्यासः परिक्षिप्तं ज्वलन्तमिव पावकम् । ददृशे सुतमायान्तं दिवाकरसमप्रभम् ॥

atha vyāsaḥ parikṣiptaṃ jvalantamiva pāvakam | dadṛśe sutamāyāntaṃ divākarasamaprabham

Then Vyasa saw his son coming, ringed with radiance like a blazing fire, with the brilliance of the sun,

Verse 30 (12.335.30)

असज्जमानं वृक्षेषु शैलेषु विषयेषु च । योगयुक्तं महात्मानं यथा बाणं गुणच्युतम् ॥

asajjamānaṃ vṛkṣeṣu śaileṣu viṣayeṣu ca | yogayuktaṃ mahātmānaṃ yathā bāṇaṃ guṇacyutam

unobstructed by trees, mountains or regions, joined in yoga, a great soul, like an arrow loosed from the bowstring.

Note on the text: Line 1 end विषयेषु is a variant of CE viṣameṣu (12.314.27a); kept as printed.

Verse 31 (12.335.31)

सोऽभिगम्य पितुः पादावगृह्णादरणीसुतः । यथोपजोषं तैश्चापि समागच्छन्महामुनिः ॥

so'bhigamya pituḥ pādāvagṛhṇādaraṇīsutaḥ | yathopajoṣaṃ taiścāpi samāgacchanmahāmuniḥ

Arani's son went up to his father and clasped his feet, and then, as was fitting, the great sage greeted the pupils too.

Verse 32 (12.335.32)

ततो निवेदयामास पित्रे सर्वमशेषतः । शुको जनकराजेन संवादं प्रीतमानसः ॥

tato nivedayāmāsa pitre sarvamaśeṣataḥ | śuko janakarājena saṃvādaṃ prītamānasaḥ

Then, with a glad heart, Shuka told his father everything in full, his conversation with King Janaka.

Verse 33 (12.335.33)

एवमध्यापयञ्शिष्यान्व्यासः पुत्रं च वीर्यवान् । उवास हिमवत्पृष्ठे पाराशर्यो महामुनिः ॥

evamadhyāpayañśiṣyānvyāsaḥ putraṃ ca vīryavān | uvāsa himavatpṛṣṭhe pārāśaryo mahāmuniḥ

So the mighty Vyasa, son of Parashara, the great sage, taught his pupils and his son, and lived on the ridge of the Himalaya.

Verse 34 (12.335.34)

ततः कदाचिच्छिष्यास्तं परिवार्यावतस्थिरे । वेदाध्ययनसंपन्नाः शान्तात्मानो जितेन्द्रियाः ॥

tataḥ kadācicchiṣyāstaṃ parivāryāvatasthire | vedādhyayanasaṃpannāḥ śāntātmāno jitendriyāḥ

Then one day the pupils, who had completed their Vedic study, tranquil of mind and masters of their senses, stood around him,

Verse 35 (12.335.35)

वेदेषु निष्ठां संप्राप्य साङ्गेष्वपि तपस्विनः । अथोचुस्ते तदा व्यासं शिष्याः प्राञ्जलयो गुरुम् ॥

vedeṣu niṣṭhāṃ saṃprāpya sāṅgeṣvapi tapasvinaḥ | athocuste tadā vyāsaṃ śiṣyāḥ prāñjalayo gurum

and, having attained mastery of the Vedas with their limbs, those ascetic pupils then spoke to their teacher Vyasa with joined palms.

Note on the text: Removed the speaker heading शिष्या ऊचुः (printed at the end of this verse, labelled 12-335-36c) from the text and made it the speaker_line of verse 36. Line 1 differs slightly from CE 12.314.32a (sāṅgeṣv atitapasvinaḥ); Wikisource's साङ्गेष्वपि तपस्विनः is a variant, kept.

Verse 36 (12.335.36)

महता तेजसा युक्ता यशसा चापि वर्धिताः । एकं त्विदानीमिच्छामो गुरुणाऽनुग्रहं कृतम् ॥

mahatā tejasā yuktā yaśasā cāpi vardhitāḥ | ekaṃ tvidānīmicchāmo guruṇā'nugrahaṃ kṛtam

"We are endowed with great splendour and have grown in fame. There is now one favour that we wish our teacher to grant."

Note on the text: Speaker heading शिष्या ऊचुः was printed at the end of verse 35 on the page (12-335-36c); moved here as speaker_line. Line 1 महता तेजसा is a variant of CE mahatā śreyasā (12.314.33a); kept.

Verse 37 (12.335.37)

इति तेषां वचः श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मर्षिस्तानुवाद ह । उच्यतामिति तद्वत्सा यद्वः कार्यं प्रियं मया ॥

iti teṣāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā brahmarṣistānuvāda ha | ucyatāmiti tadvatsā yadvaḥ kāryaṃ priyaṃ mayā

Hearing their words, the brahmin sage said to them, "Tell me, children: what is it that you wish me to do for you?"

Note on the text: Line 1 is narration; line 2 is Vyasa's reply, kept under the narrator.

Verse 38 (12.335.38)

एतद्वाक्यं गुरोः श्रुत्वा शिष्यास्ते हृष्टमानसाः । पुनः प्राञ्जलयो भूत्वा प्रणम्य शिरसा गुरुम् ॥

etadvākyaṃ guroḥ śrutvā śiṣyāste hṛṣṭamānasāḥ | punaḥ prāñjalayo bhūtvā praṇamya śirasā gurum

Hearing this speech of their teacher, those pupils were glad at heart; again they joined their palms and bowed their heads to their teacher.

Verse 39 (12.335.39)

ऊचुस्ते सहिता राजन्निदं वचनमुत्तमम् । यदि प्रीत उपाध्यायो धन्याः स्मो मुनिसत्तम ॥

ūcuste sahitā rājannidaṃ vacanamuttamam | yadi prīta upādhyāyo dhanyāḥ smo munisattama

They said together, O king, these excellent words: "If our teacher is pleased, O best of sages, we are blessed.

Note on the text: Line 1 is narration; line 2 is the pupils' speech, kept under the narrator.

Verse 40 (12.335.40)

काङ्क्षामस्तु वयं सर्वे वरं दत्तं महर्षिणा । षष्ठः शिष्यो न ते ख्यातिं गच्छेदत्र प्रसीद नः ॥

kāṅkṣāmastu vayaṃ sarve varaṃ dattaṃ maharṣiṇā | ṣaṣṭhaḥ śiṣyo na te khyātiṃ gacchedatra prasīda naḥ

We all long for the boon granted by the great sage: that no sixth pupil of yours should win renown here. Be gracious to us.

Note on the text: Corrected पष्ठः → षष्ठः (misprint in Wikisource; ष for प, CE ṣaṣṭhaḥ, 'sixth'). Unheaded continuation of the pupils' speech (whole verse), so given to the Disciples with speaker_line शिष्या ऊचुः.

Verse 41 (12.335.41)

चत्वारस्ते वयं शिष्या गुरुपुत्रश्च पञ्चमः । इह वेदाः प्रतिष्ठेरन्नेष नः काङ्क्षितो वरः ॥

catvāraste vayaṃ śiṣyā guruputraśca pañcamaḥ | iha vedāḥ pratiṣṭheranneṣa naḥ kāṅkṣito varaḥ

We are your four pupils, and your son is the fifth. Let the Vedas be established here through us; this is the boon we long for."

Note on the text: Corrected गुरुपूत्रश्च → गुरुपुत्रश्च (misprint in Wikisource; long ऊ for उ, CE guruputraś ca). Unheaded continuation of the pupils' speech (whole verse), so given to the Disciples with speaker_line शिष्या ऊचुः.

Verse 42 (12.335.42)

शिष्याणां वचनं श्रुत्वा व्यासो वेदार्थतत्त्ववित् । पराशरात्मजो धीमान्परलोकार्थचिन्तकः ॥

śiṣyāṇāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā vyāso vedārthatattvavit | parāśarātmajo dhīmānparalokārthacintakaḥ

Hearing the pupils' words, Vyasa, who knew the true meaning of the Vedas, the wise son of Parashara, who thought of the good of the other world,

Note on the text: The alignment found no match. Lines = CE 12.314.39a, 39c (śiṣyāṇāṃ vacanaṃ śrutvā vyāso vedārthatattvavit / parāśarātmajo dhīmān paralokārthacintakaḥ).

Verse 43 (12.335.43)

उवाच शिष्यान्धर्मात्मा धर्म्यं नैःश्रेयसं वचः । ब्राह्मणाय सदा देयं ब्रह्म शुश्रूषवे तथा ॥

uvāca śiṣyāndharmātmā dharmyaṃ naiḥśreyasaṃ vacaḥ | brāhmaṇāya sadā deyaṃ brahma śuśrūṣave tathā

spoke to his pupils, righteous and intent on the highest good: "The sacred knowledge should always be given to a brahmin, and likewise to one eager to serve,

Note on the text: The alignment found no match. Line 1 = CE 12.314.39e (uvāca śiṣyān dharmātmā dharmyaṃ naiḥśreyasaṃ vacaḥ); line 2 = CE 12.314.40a (brāhmaṇāya sadā deyaṃ brahma śuśrūṣave bhavet), with तथा for bhavet. Cited under CE 12.314.39, which holds its first line. Line 1 is narration; line 2 begins Vyasa's speech, kept under the narrator.

Verse 44 (12.335.44)

ब्रह्मलोके निवासं यो ध्रुवं समभिकाङ्क्षते । भवन्तो बहुलाः सन्तु वेदो विस्तार्यतामयम् ॥

brahmaloke nivāsaṃ yo dhruvaṃ samabhikāṅkṣate | bhavanto bahulāḥ santu vedo vistāryatāmayam

to whoever longs for a sure dwelling in the world of Brahma. May you be many, and let this Veda be spread.

Note on the text: The alignment found no match. Lines = CE 12.314.40c, 41a (brahmaloke nivāsaṃ yo dhruvaṃ samabhikāṅkṣati / bhavanto bahulāḥ santu vedo vistāryatām ayam). Vyasa's speech, begun in verse 43, is unheaded on the page; given to Vyasa.

Verse 45 (12.335.45)

नाशिष्ये संप्रदातव्यो नाव्रते नाकृतात्मनि । एते शिष्यगुणाः सर्वे विज्ञातव्या यथार्थतः । नापरीक्षितचारित्रे विद्या देया कथंचन ॥

nāśiṣye saṃpradātavyo nāvrate nākṛtātmani | ete śiṣyaguṇāḥ sarve vijñātavyā yathārthataḥ | nāparīkṣitacāritre vidyā deyā kathaṃcana

It must not be given to one who is not a pupil, nor to one without vows, nor to one of unformed character. All these are to be understood as the true marks of a pupil. Knowledge must never be given to one whose conduct has not been tested.

Note on the text: The alignment found no match. Three lines = CE 12.314.41c, 42a, 42c (nāśiṣye saṃpradātavyo nāvrate nākṛtātmani / ete śiṣyaguṇāḥ sarve vijñātavyā yathārthataḥ / nāparīkṣitacāritre vidyā deyā kathaṃ cana); printed as one three-line verse (12-335-45a-c). Unheaded speech of Vyasa.

Verse 46 (12.335.46)

यथा हि कनकं शुद्धं तापच्छेदनिकर्षणैः । परीक्षेत तथा शिष्यानीक्षेत्कुलगुणादिभिः ॥

yathā hi kanakaṃ śuddhaṃ tāpacchedanikarṣaṇaiḥ | parīkṣeta tathā śiṣyānīkṣetkulaguṇādibhiḥ

As gold is tested as pure by heat, cutting and rubbing, so should pupils be examined, by their family, qualities and the like.

Note on the text: Line 1 ends तापच्छेदनिकर्षणैः, a variant of CE tāpacchedanigharṣaṇaiḥ; kept.

Verse 47 (12.335.47)

न नियोज्याश्च वः शिष्या अनियोगे महाभये । यथामति यथापाठं तथा विद्या फलिष्यति ॥

na niyojyāśca vaḥ śiṣyā aniyoge mahābhaye | yathāmati yathāpāṭhaṃ tathā vidyā phaliṣyati

Your pupils must not be set to tasks that are not theirs to do, where there is great danger; knowledge will bear fruit according to each one's understanding and recitation.

Verse 48 (12.335.48)

सर्वस्तरतु दुर्गाणि सर्वो भद्राणि पश्यतु । श्रावयेच्चतुरो वर्णान्कृत्वा ब्राह्मणमग्रतः ॥

sarvastaratu durgāṇi sarvo bhadrāṇi paśyatu | śrāvayeccaturo varṇānkṛtvā brāhmaṇamagrataḥ

Let everyone cross over hard places, let everyone see what is auspicious; let him recite it to the four classes, placing a brahmin first.

Verse 49 (12.335.49)

वेदस्याध्ययनं हीदं तच्च कार्यं महत्स्मृतम् । स्तुत्यर्थमिह देवानां वेदाः सृष्टाः स्वयंभुवा ॥

vedasyādhyayanaṃ hīdaṃ tacca kāryaṃ mahatsmṛtam | stutyarthamiha devānāṃ vedāḥ sṛṣṭāḥ svayaṃbhuvā

This is the study of the Veda, and it is held to be a great duty. The Vedas were created by the Self-existent for the praise of the gods.

Verse 50 (12.335.50)

यो निर्वदेत संमोहाद्ब्राह्मणं वेदपारगम् । सोऽभिध्यानाद्ब्राह्मणस्य पराभूयादसंशयम् ॥

yo nirvadeta saṃmohādbrāhmaṇaṃ vedapāragam | so'bhidhyānādbrāhmaṇasya parābhūyādasaṃśayam

Whoever, through confusion, disparages a brahmin who has mastered the Veda will without doubt be brought down by that brahmin's ill will.

Note on the text: Corrected ब्राह्मणां → ब्राह्मणं (misprint in Wikisource; the accusative singular, agreeing with वेदपारगम्, CE brāhmaṇaṃ). Line 2 सोऽभिध्यानात् is a variant of CE so 'padhyānāt (12.314.47c); kept.

Verse 51 (12.335.51)

यश्चाधर्मेण विब्रूयाद्यश्चाधर्मेण पृच्छति । तयोरन्यतरः प्रैति विद्वेषं चाधिगच्छति ॥

yaścādharmeṇa vibrūyādyaścādharmeṇa pṛcchati | tayoranyataraḥ praiti vidveṣaṃ cādhigacchati

Whoever teaches against dharma, and whoever asks against dharma, one of the two perishes or meets with enmity.

Verse 52 (12.335.52)

एतद्वः सर्वमाख्यातं स्वाध्यायस्य विधिं प्रति । उपकुर्याच्च शिष्याणामेतच्च हृदि वो भवेत् ॥

etadvaḥ sarvamākhyātaṃ svādhyāyasya vidhiṃ prati | upakuryācca śiṣyāṇāmetacca hṛdi vo bhavet

All this has been told to you about the rule of Vedic study. Do good to your pupils, and keep this in your hearts."

Note on the text: Corrected हृद्वि → हृदि (misprint in Wikisource; हृद्वि is not a word, CE hṛdi).