Shloka 14
प्रह्लादचरितम् (हिरण्यकशिपोः स्वर्गापहरणं, प्रह्लादस्य विष्णुभक्तिः, उपदेशः)
श्रूयतां तात वक्ष्यामि सारभूतं तवाज्ञया समाहितमना भूत्वा यन् मे चेतस्य् अवस्थितम्
śrūyatāṃ tāta vakṣyāmi sārabhūtaṃ tavājñayā samāhitamanā bhūtvā yan me cetasy avasthitam
তাত, শুনা—তোমাৰ আজ্ঞাৰে মই সাৰভূত কথাই ক’ম। মন সমাহিত কৰি, মোৰ চিত্তত দৃঢ়ভাৱে যি স্থিত আছে সেয়া প্ৰকাশ কৰিম।
Sage Parāśara (addressing Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse frames the teaching as a distilled core of the tradition—Parāśara promises not mere detail, but the most meaningful summary of what is doctrinally established.
He signals that true exposition of sacred knowledge arises from collected attention and inner certainty, aligning instruction with yogic steadiness rather than casual speech.
Though Vishnu is not named in this line, the verse introduces the authoritative mode of transmitting Vishnu-centered truth—presented as settled knowledge, not speculation, preparing for Vishnu’s supremacy as the ultimate reality in the ensuing discourse.