Shloka 32
Adhyaya 3 — The Dharmapakshis’ Past-Life Curse and Indra’s Test of Truthfulness
इत्युक्त्वा तं स विप्रेन्द्रस्तथेति कृतनिश्चयः ।
शीघ्रमस्मान् समाहूय गुणतोऽनुप्रशस्य च ॥
ity uktvā taṃ sa viprendras tatheti kṛta-niścayaḥ | śīghram asmān samāhūya guṇato 'nupraśasya ca ||
فلما قال له ذلك، أجاب ذلك البراهمن الأوحد، وقد عزم قلبه: «ليكن كذلك». ثم أسرع فاستدعانا، وأثنى أيضًا بحسب فضائله، ومضى قُدُمًا.
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FAQs
The verse highlights ideal conduct in a teaching lineage: firm resolve (niścaya), prompt action (śīghratā), and honoring merit through praise (guṇa-stuti). It models how dharmic instruction is received—without wavering—and how virtue is publicly acknowledged to reinforce right conduct.
This verse functions primarily as narrative framing rather than a direct statement of sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita. It supports the Purana’s transmission setting (ākhyāna-pravāha), which often accompanies the pancalakṣaṇa materials but is not itself one of the five.
On a symbolic level, “tathā iti” (assent) and “kṛta-niścayaḥ” (fixed determination) point to the inner prerequisite for receiving higher knowledge: unwavering resolve. “Guṇato ’nupraśasya” suggests discernment—recognizing the true ‘guṇas’ (excellences) in a person/teaching—an inner act of alignment before the next step of the narrative unfolds.