Shloka 4
अध्याय ३२३ — श्वेतद्वीपगमनम्, यज्ञभाग-विवादः, एकान्तिभक्त्या नारायणदर्शन-नियमः (Śvetadvīpa Journey; Dispute over Sacrificial Share; Rule of Nārāyaṇa-vision through Single-minded Devotion)
एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं विस्तरेण महामते । न हि मे तृप्तिरस्तीह शृण्वतो$मृतमुत्तमम्,महामते! मैं इस प्रसंगको विस्तारपूर्वक सुनना चाहता हूँ। आपका यह अमृतके समान उत्तम एवं मधुर प्रवचन सुनते हुए मुझे तृप्ति नहीं हो रही है
etad icchāmy ahaṃ śrotuṃ vistareṇa mahāmate | na hi me tṛptir astīha śṛṇvato 'mṛtam uttamam ||
Yudhiṣṭhira said: “This is what I wish to hear in full detail, O great-minded one. For as I listen here to your supreme, nectar-like discourse, I find no satiety at all.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic attitude of a seeker-king: respectful inquiry, eagerness for detailed understanding, and the recognition that true ethical instruction is ‘amṛta’—life-giving and inexhaustible—so one should listen repeatedly without complacency.
In the instructional setting of Śānti Parva, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses a revered teacher (‘mahāmate’) and requests that the topic under discussion be explained at length, saying he is not yet satisfied because the discourse is supremely sweet and nectar-like.