Mahabharata 3.201.1 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 201, Shloka 1
Dharma-vyādha’s Analysis of Moral Decline and the Mahābhūta–Guṇa Schema (धर्मव्याधोपदेशः)
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Vaiśampāyana uvāca: śrutvā sa rājā rājarṣer indradyumnasya tat tadā | mārkaṇḍeyān mahābhāgāt svargasya pratipādanam ||
Vaiśampāyana sprach: Als jener König damals vom hochbegnadeten großen Weisen Mārkaṇḍeya den Bericht über König Indradyumna und dessen Erlangung des Himmels vernommen hatte, erwog er ihn in seiner ganzen Tragweite.
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The verse frames a dharma-instructional episode: the listener-king receives Mārkaṇḍeya’s authoritative exposition about Indradyumna and the attainment of svarga, implying that righteous conduct and properly understood merit-bearing acts lead to elevated spiritual outcomes.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that a king has just heard from the sage Mārkaṇḍeya an account concerning the royal sage Indradyumna and the matter of heaven; this serves as a transition into (or continuation of) a broader ethical discourse.
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