ब्रह्मा चापि विगर्विष्ठ उवाचेदं वचस्तदा । भोभो देवाः शृणुध्वं कस्त्रयाणां कारणं महत्
brahmā cāpi vigarviṣṭha uvācedaṃ vacastadā | bhobho devāḥ śṛṇudhvaṃ kastrayāṇāṃ kāraṇaṃ mahat
Da sprach auch Brahmā, von Stolz erfüllt, diese Worte: „Ho, ihr Devas, hört: Wer ist die große Ursache der drei (Welten)?“
Brahmā
Listener: Pāṇḍavaśreṣṭha (likely Yudhiṣṭhira)
Scene: Brahmā, slightly stern and self-assured, addresses the gathered devas with an authoritative gesture, posing the grand question of the cause of the triad; the assembly reacts with attentive tension.
Pride even in exalted beings becomes the doorway to deeper revelation; inquiry into the ultimate cause leads toward truth.
No specific site is named; the Dharmāraṇya section’s greatness is carried by its profound theological dialogues.
None; it is a doctrinal question initiating a narrative episode.