Shloka 2
कृतयुगवर्णनम् तथा राजधर्मोपदेशः
Kṛtayuga Description and Instruction on Royal Dharma
नैके युगसहस्रान्तास्त्वया दृष्टा महामुने । न चापीह सम: कश्रिदायुष्मान् दृश्यते तव
naike yugasahasrāntās tvayā dṛṣṭā mahāmune | na cāpīha samaḥ kaścid āyuṣmān dṛśyate tava ||
হে মহামুনি! আপনি যুগ-যুগের সহস্রান্তে সংঘটিত বহু মহাপ্রলয়ের দৃশ্য প্রত্যক্ষ করেছেন; আর এই জগতে আপনার সমান দীর্ঘায়ু আর কাউকে দেখা যায় না।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the vastness of cosmic time and the exceptional stature of a realized sage whose lifespan and experience transcend ordinary human limits, inviting humility before dharma and the larger order of the universe.
Vaiśaṃpāyana addresses a great sage, praising him as uniquely long-lived and as one who has directly witnessed repeated cosmic endings occurring at the close of immense cycles of time.