Shloka 2
नक्षत्रेषु श्राद्धफलविधानम् (Śrāddha Outcomes According to Nakṣatras)
यत्तु कारणमुत्पत्ते: सुवर्णस्य प्रकीर्तितम् स कथं तारक: प्राप्तो निधनं तद् ब्रवीहि मे,सुवर्णकी उत्पत्तिका जो कारण है, वह भी आपने बताया। अब मुझे यह बताइये कि वह तारकासुर कैसे मारा गया?
yattu kāraṇam utpatteḥ suvarṇasya prakīrtitam sa kathaṃ tārakaḥ prāpto nidhanaṃ tad bravīhi me |
Yudhiṣṭhira said: “You have already explained the cause behind the origin of gold. Now tell me this as well—how did Tāraka meet his end? Explain to me how that Tāraka came to his death.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models dhārmic inquiry: after hearing one explanation (the origin of gold), Yudhiṣṭhira seeks the connected account (Tāraka’s death), showing disciplined curiosity and the ethical pursuit of complete understanding from a trustworthy narrator.
Yudhiṣṭhira addresses the narrator and says that the cause of gold’s origin has already been explained; he now requests the next linked episode—how Tāraka came to his death—asking for a clear account of Tāraka’s downfall.