Shloka 6
सगरोपाख्यानम् — कपिलकोपः, अंशुमतः विनयः, तथा भगीरथपरम्परा
Sagara Upākhyāna: Kapila’s Wrath, Aṃśumān’s Reverence, and the Bhāgīratha Line
वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तस्तु विप्रेन्द्रो धर्मराज्ञा महात्मना । कथयामास माहात्म्यं सगरस्य महात्मन:,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! महात्मा धर्मराजके इस प्रकार पूछनेपर विप्रवर लोमशने महात्मा राजा सगरका माहात्म्य बतलाया
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: evam uktas tu viprendro dharmarājñā mahātmanā | kathayāmāsa māhātmyaṃ sagarasya mahātmanaḥ ||
قال فايشَمبايانا: لما خوطب بهذا من قِبَل دارماراجا العظيم النفس، شرع أرفعُ البراهمة في سرد العظمة المقدّسة للملك النبيل ساغارا.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharmic learning is transmitted through respectful inquiry: a righteous king seeks guidance, and a learned brāhmaṇa responds by narrating exemplary royal history (māhātmya) to illuminate ideals of conduct and governance.
After Dharmarāja’s question, the foremost brāhmaṇa (identified in the prose as Lomaśa) begins telling the account of King Sagara’s greatness; Vaiśampāyana frames this transition for Janamejaya.