Shloka 4
सुवर्णष्ठीविनोपाख्यानम्
The Account of Suvarṇaṣṭhīvin
अहं च पर्वतश्चैव स्वस्रीयो मे महामुनि: । वस्तुकामावभिगतौ सूंजयं जयतां वरम्
ahaṁ ca parvataś caiva svasrīyo me mahāmuniḥ | vastukāmāv abhigatau suñjayaṁ jayatāṁ varam ||
Nārada sprach: „Ich, zusammen mit Parvata — dem Sohn meiner Schwester, dem großen Weisen —, trat an Suñjaya heran, den Vornehmsten unter den Siegreichen, mit einer Bitte im Sinn.“
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic mode of seeking outcomes: when one has a purpose or request, one should approach a worthy and capable person (here, Suñjaya, praised as ‘foremost among the victorious’) with proper intent and respect, rather than relying on force or impropriety.
Narada, speaking in the first person, states that he and the sage Parvata (identified as Narada’s nephew) went to meet Suñjaya, indicating the beginning of an episode in which they seek something from him or initiate counsel connected with their purpose.