Shloka 13

Adhyaya 3 — The Dharmapakshis’ Past-Life Curse and Indra’s Test of Truthfulness

Sanskrit

कौतूहलपरो भूत्वा रोमाञ्चपटसंवृतः ।

उवाच तत्त्वतो ब्रूत प्रवृत्तेः कारणं गिरः ॥

Transliteration

kautūhalaparo bhūtvā romāñcapaṭasaṃvṛtaḥ | uvāca tattvato brūta pravṛtteḥ kāraṇaṃ giraḥ ||

Translation

وامتلأ فضولًا، وقد اكتسى جسده برداءٍ من القشعريرة، فقال: «أخبرني صدقًا ووفق الواقع: ما سبب هذا الانخراط في الفعل (pravṛtti)؟»

Speakers

• Jaimini (questioner) addressing Mārkaṇḍeya (teacher)

Key Themes

• Dharma inquiry
• Causality (kāraṇa-vicāra)
• Pravṛtti vs. nivṛtti
• Epistemic humility and discipleship