सूत उवाच । व्यासप्रसादाज्जानामि पुराणानि तपोधनाः । सेतिहासानि सर्वाणि सरहस्यानि तत्त्वतः
sūta uvāca | vyāsaprasādājjānāmi purāṇāni tapodhanāḥ | setihāsāni sarvāṇi sarahasyāni tattvataḥ
Sūta sprach: „Durch Vyāsas Gnade, o Schätze der Askese, kenne ich die Purāṇas und alle Itihāsas, samt ihren inneren Bedeutungen, der Wahrheit gemäß.“
Sūta (Romaharṣaṇa/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā (as subject)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Tapodhana sages (ṛṣis)
Scene: Sūta, seated respectfully, addresses ascetic sages; he attributes his comprehensive knowledge to Vyāsa’s grace, emphasizing humility and lineage.
Purāṇic wisdom is safeguarded by lineage and grace; authentic narration rests on received tradition and truth (tattva).
No site is described yet; this verse establishes Sūta’s authority to narrate Ayodhyā’s māhātmya.
None; it is a declaration of qualification and fidelity to truth.