Shloka 56
व्यास उवाच महान्तमेवमथ मां यं त्वं पृष्छसि विस्मयात् । त॑ प्रवक्ष्यामि ते सर्व समाधाय मन: शृणु
vyāsa uvāca mahāntam evam atha māṃ yaṃ tvaṃ pṛcchasi vismayāt | taṃ pravakṣyāmi te sarvaṃ samādhāya manaḥ śṛṇu ||
Vyāsa sprach: „Was du mich in solchem Staunen fragst, ist wahrlich eine große Sache. Ich werde es dir vollständig darlegen; sammle deinen Geist und höre mit konzentrierter Aufmerksamkeit zu.“
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Before receiving a serious teaching, the listener must steady the mind (samādhāya manaḥ) and attend carefully; profound matters require composure and focused listening.
Vyāsa responds to an astonished inquiry, signaling that the question concerns a weighty subject and promising a complete explanation, while instructing the listener to concentrate.