Shloka 6
Nāga-āyatana-darśana-pratīkṣā — The Brāhmaṇa’s Request and Waiting on the Gomatī
यद् दृष्टवान् जगन्नाथमनिरुद्धतनौ स्थितम् । यत् प्राद्रवत् पुनर्भूयो नारदो देवसत्तमौ
yad dṛṣṭavān jagannātham aniruddha-tanau sthitam | yat prādravat punar bhūyo nārado deva-sattamau ||
Śaunaka sprach: „Als er den Herrn des Universums schaute, der in der Gestalt Aniruddhas verweilte, und als Nārada—der Vornehmste unter den Weisen der Götter—abermals eilends aufbrach: Was folgte aus jener Schau und jener erneuerten Dringlichkeit?“
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a dharmic mode of learning: reverent inquiry into a divine vision and its consequences. It highlights that encounters with the divine (Jagannātha in Aniruddha-form) and the actions of realized sages (Nārada’s renewed haste) are meaningful events whose ethical and spiritual implications deserve careful questioning and narration.
Śaunaka asks about a specific moment: someone has seen the Lord of the universe established in Aniruddha’s form, and Nārada—described as supremely excellent—then rushes forth again. The question seeks the continuation: what occurred after this vision and why Nārada’s renewed urgency matters.