Shloka 2
Kapālamocana-tīrtha (Auśanasa) and Balarāma’s Sarasvatī Pilgrimage
कस्य वंशे समुत्पन्न: कि चाधीतं द्विजोत्तम । एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं विधिवद् द्विजसत्तम,द्विजश्रेष्ठ! वे किसके वंशमें उत्पन्न हुए थे और उन्होंने किस शास्त्रका अध्ययन किया था? यह सब मैं विधिपूर्वक सुनना चाहता हूँ
kasya vaṁśe samutpannaḥ kiṁ cādhītaṁ dvijottama | etad icchāmy ahaṁ śrotuṁ vidhivad dvijasattama ||
Janamejaya said: “O best of Brahmins, from which lineage was he born, and what sacred learning did he study? O foremost among the twice-born, I wish to hear all this in due and proper order.”
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the traditional dharmic method of understanding a person through two pillars: lineage (vaṁśa) and disciplined study (adhyayana). It also models respectful inquiry—seeking knowledge “vidhivat,” i.e., in a proper, orderly manner from a qualified teacher.
King Janamejaya addresses a Brahmin narrator and asks for specific background information about a person under discussion—requesting to know the individual’s family lineage and what scriptures or sacred disciplines he studied, and asking to hear it systematically.