Shloka 2
Kapālamocana-tīrtha (Auśanasa) and Balarāma’s Sarasvatī Pilgrimage
कस्य वंशे समुत्पन्न: कि चाधीतं द्विजोत्तम । एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं विधिवद् द्विजसत्तम,द्विजश्रेष्ठ! वे किसके वंशमें उत्पन्न हुए थे और उन्होंने किस शास्त्रका अध्ययन किया था? यह सब मैं विधिपूर्वक सुनना चाहता हूँ
kasya vaṁśe samutpannaḥ kiṁ cādhītaṁ dvijottama | etad icchāmy ahaṁ śrotuṁ vidhivad dvijasattama ||
দ্বিজোত্তম! তেওঁ কোন বংশত জন্মিছিল আৰু কোন শাস্ত্ৰ অধ্যয়ন কৰিছিল? দ্বিজসত্তম! এই সকলো কথা মই বিধিপূৰ্বক শুনিবলৈ ইচ্ছা কৰোঁ।
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the traditional dharmic method of understanding a person through two pillars: lineage (vaṁśa) and disciplined study (adhyayana). It also models respectful inquiry—seeking knowledge “vidhivat,” i.e., in a proper, orderly manner from a qualified teacher.
King Janamejaya addresses a Brahmin narrator and asks for specific background information about a person under discussion—requesting to know the individual’s family lineage and what scriptures or sacred disciplines he studied, and asking to hear it systematically.