Shloka 6
Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon
केनैष धर्म: कथितो देवेन ऋषिणापि वा,भगवन! इस भक्तिरूप धर्मका किस देवता अथवा ऋषिने उपदेश किया है? अनन्य भक्तोंकी जीवनचर्या क्या है? और वह कबसे प्रचलित हुई? मेरे इस संशयका निवारण कीजिये। इस विषयको सुननेके लिये मेरे मनमें बड़ी उत्कण्ठा हो रही है
Janamejaya uvāca | kenaiṣa dharmaḥ kathito devena ṛṣiṇāpi vā, bhagavan? asya bhaktirūpasya dharmasya kaḥ devatā vā ṛṣiḥ vā upadeṣṭā? ananya-bhaktānāṃ jīvanacaryā kā? sa ca kadā prācīnaḥ pravṛttaḥ? mama saṃśayaṃ nivāraya; etad-viṣayaṃ śrotuṃ mama manasi mahān autkaṇṭhyaḥ ||
Janamejaya said: “Revered sir, by whom was this dharma taught—by a god or by a sage? Who first instructed this dharma whose very form is devotion? What is the way of life of those who are devoted with undivided loyalty, and from what time has this tradition been in practice? Please remove my doubt; my mind is intensely eager to hear about this matter.”
जनमेजय उवाच