Shloka 7
Adhyaya 45 — Jaimini’s Cosmological Questions and the Opening of Markandeya’s Account of Primary Creation
प्रवृत्ते च निवृत्ते च भवतां ज्ञानकर्मणि ।
मतिमस्तमलां मन्ये यथा नान्यस्य कस्यचित् ॥
pravṛtte ca nivṛtte ca bhavatāṃ jñānakarmaṇi | matim as-tamalāṃ manye yathā nānyasya kasyacit ||
Sowohl im Tätigsein (pravṛtti) als auch im Rückzug (nivṛtti), in eurem Wissen wie in eurem Handeln, erachte ich euer Verständnis als makellos — anders als das irgendeines anderen.
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FAQs
The ideal teacher is competent in both paths: disciplined action aligned with dharma and inner renunciation aligned with insight. Purāṇic teaching often harmonizes these rather than opposing them.
Methodological framing: the requested cosmology and genealogy are to be taught by authorities who embody both ritual action (karma) and contemplative understanding (jñāna), strengthening the reliability of sarga/manvantara/vaṃśa accounts.
Pravṛtti and nivṛtti can be read as outward and inward movements of prāṇa and mind; ‘stainless intellect’ implies sattva-pradhāna buddhi capable of reflecting truth without distortion.