Shloka 65
Nāgendra–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda: Praśna-vidhi and Dharmic Approach on the Gomatī Riverbank
निष्कल्मषेण सत्त्वेन सम्पन्न रुचिरप्रभम् | त॑ दृष्टवा दानवेन्द्री तो महाहासममुख्चताम्
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | niṣkalmaṣeṇa sattvena sampannaṃ ruciraprabham | taṃ dṛṣṭvā dānavendrī tau mahāhāsam amuñcatām |
Vaiśaṃpāyana sprach: „Mit makelloser Sattva erfüllt, strahlte er in schöner Pracht. Als die beiden Herren der Dānavas ihn sahen, brachen sie in ein großes, spöttisches Gelächter aus.“ (Im umgebenden Bericht wird Nārāyaṇa als auf einem Lager ruhend geschildert, das aus Śeṣas Leib gebildet ist und wie von Flammengirlanden umwunden lodert; die Dānava-Könige begegnen dem Anblick des stillen, sattvischen Herrn mit Hohn.)
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts the Lord’s niṣkalmaṣa-sattva (stainless purity and clarity) with the Dānava-kings’ derisive laughter, highlighting an ethical motif: spiritual radiance and serenity may be mocked by the proud, yet such mockery reveals the mockers’ inner impurity rather than any defect in the righteous.
Nārāyaṇa is depicted as supremely radiant and pure; upon seeing Him (reclining in majesty in the broader passage), two Dānava rulers react with a loud guffaw, signaling contempt or arrogance that sets up a moral and theological contrast in the episode.