Shloka 3
सर्व विस्तरशस्तात भवाझुछंसितुमहति । सर्पसत्रविधानज्ञविज्ञेया: के च सूतज,तात! ये सब बातें आप विस्तारपूर्वक बताइये। सूतपुत्र! यह भी सूचित कीजिये कि सर्पसत्रकी विधिको जाननेवाले दिद्दानोंमें श्रेष्ठ समझे जानेयोग्य कौन-कौनसे महर्षि वहाँ उपस्थित थे
sarvaṃ vistaraśas tāta bhavān uccheṃsitum arhati | sarpasatravidhānajñā vijñeyāḥ ke ca sūtaja ||
Śaunaka said: “Dear one, you should recount all of this in full detail. And, O son of the Sūta, please also indicate which sages were present there who were regarded as foremost among those learned in the proper procedure of the serpent-sacrifice.”
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined inquiry and faithful transmission: sacred history and ritual knowledge should be narrated fully and with attention to authoritative sources—especially identifying competent experts present in the ritual context.
In the forest-assembly of sages, Śaunaka prompts Sauti to continue the Mahābhārata narration in greater detail and asks him to name the foremost sages who knew the correct procedure of the serpent-sacrifice being discussed.