Shloka 43
Adhyāya 348: Nāga–Nīgabhāryā Saṃvāda on Anger, Hope, and Ethical Response
पावितात्माद्य संवृत्त: श्रुत्वेमामादित: कथाम् | जनमेजय! तुम पाण्डवोंके कुलभूषण और अत्यन्त पराक्रमी हो। तुम भी प्रारम्भसे ही इस कथाको सुनकर आज परम पवित्र हो गये हो
pāvitātmā adya saṁvṛttaḥ śrutvemām āditaḥ kathām | janamejaya! tvaṁ pāṇḍavānāṁ kulabhūṣaṇaḥ atyanta-parākramaś ca | tvam api prārambhataḥ eva imāṁ kathāṁ śrutvā adya parama-pavitraḥ jātaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “O Janamejaya, having heard this narrative from the very beginning, you have today become purified in spirit. You are the ornament of the Pāṇḍava lineage and exceedingly valiant; and you too, by listening to this account from its outset, have now become supremely pure.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
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The verse emphasizes the purifying power of attentive listening to a dharmic narrative from beginning to end. It frames śravaṇa (hearing) as an ethical-spiritual discipline that refines the listener’s inner state and supports righteous kingship.
Vaiśampāyana addresses King Janamejaya, praising him as the glory of the Pāṇḍava line and declaring that, by hearing the account from its very start, Janamejaya has become purified and supremely sanctified.