Shloka 103
Nāga-āyatana-darśana-pratīkṣā — The Brāhmaṇa’s Request and Waiting on the Gomatī
कियन्तं कालमवसत् कां कथां पृष्टवांश्व सः । बदरिकाश्रममें आकर उन दोनों ऋषियोंसे मिलनेके पश्चात् नारदजीने वहाँ कितने समयतक निवास किया और उन दोनोंसे कौन-सी कथा पूछी?
kiyantaṁ kālam avasat kāṁ kathāṁ pṛṣṭavāṁś ca saḥ | badarikāśramam āgatya tau dvau ṛṣīn upasaṅgamya nāradaḥ tatra kiyantaṁ kālaṁ nyavasat, tayor ubhayor api kāṁ kathāṁ papraccha?
Janamejaya fragte: „Nachdem Nārada in Badarikāśrama eingetroffen war und jene beiden Weisen getroffen hatte, wie lange verweilte er dort, und nach welcher Erzählung erkundigte er sich bei ihnen?“
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic method of learning: sincere inquiry (praśna) directed to realized sages, with attention to context—where the teaching is received, from whom, and under what disciplined period of residence.
Janamejaya asks the narrator to specify details about Nārada’s visit to Badarikāśrama—how long he stayed after meeting two sages there, and which particular discourse or story he requested from them.