TEXTS 28-29
dhrta-vratena hi maya
chandamsi guravo 'gnayah
manita nirvyalikena
grhitam canusasanam
bharata-vyapadesena
hy amnayarthas ca pradarsitah
drsyate yatra dharmadi
stri-sudradibhir apy uta
SYNONYMS
dhrta-vratenaunder a strict disciplinary vow; hicertainly; mayaby me; chandamsithe Vedic hymns; guravahthe spiritual masters; agnayahthe sacrificial fire; manitahproperly worshiped; nirvyalikenawithout pretense; grhitam caalso accepted; anusasanamtraditional discipline; bharatathe Mahabharata; vyapadesenaby compilation of; hicertainly; amnaya-arthahimport of disciplic succession; caand; pradarsitahproperly explained; drsyateby what is necessary; yatrawhere; dharma-adihthe path of religion; stri-sudra-adibhih apieven by women, sudras, etc.; utaspoken.
TRANSLATION
I have, under strict disciplinary vows, unpretentiously worshiped the Vedas, the spiritual master and the altar of sacrifice. I have also abided by the rulings and have shown the import of disciplic succession through the explanation of the Mahabharata, by which even women, sudras and others [friends of the twice-born] can see the path of religion.
PURPORT
No one can understand the import of the Vedas without having undergone a strict disciplinary vow and disciplic succession. The Vedas, spiritual masters and sacrificial fire must be worshiped by the desiring candidate. All these intricacies of Vedic knowledge are systematically presented in the Mahabharata for the understanding of the woman class, the laborer class and the unqualified members of brahmana, ksatriya or vaisya families. In this age, the Mahabharata is more essential than the original Vedas.
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