Shloka 26
Kuru's Consecration — Kuru’s Consecration and the Sanctification of Samantapañcaka (Kurukshetra)
तस्योवाच हरिर्देवः कस्माद्बीजो नरेश्वर लब्धो ऽष्टाङ्गेति सहसा अवहस्य गतस्ततः
tasyovāca harirdevaḥ kasmādbījo nareśvara labdho 'ṣṭāṅgeti sahasā avahasya gatastataḥ
Darauf sprach Hari, der Herr, zu ihm: „O Herrscher der Menschen, woher hast du den ‚Samen‘ erlangt, der aṣṭāṅga, der achtgliedrige, genannt wird?“ So redend lachte er plötzlich und ging von dort fort.
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FAQs
The verse probes the origin of virtue: disciplines like ‘aṣṭāṅga’ are not self-generated; they arise from proper teaching, lineage, and sincere practice. The divine question challenges superficial claims of holiness and demands grounding in authentic sources (śāstra/guru/realization).
Narrative instruction (vaṃśānucarita/didactic episode): it is a character-centered exchange used to teach dharma and discernment, rather than a pancalakṣaṇa core topic like sarga/pratisarga.
‘Seed’ symbolizes the causal potency behind ethical cultivation—right knowledge and initiation. Hari’s laughter can signify the exposure of pride or performative piety, a common Purāṇic motif where the divine tests whether virtue is rooted or merely proclaimed.