Shloka 276
Gālava’s Eastern Ascent with Garuḍa; Counsel on Kāla and Upāya (उद्योगपर्व, अध्याय ११०)
चतस्र: क्रमयोगेन कामाशां गन्तुमिच्छसि । तात! इस प्रकार मैंने क्रमश: चारों दिशाओंका तुम्हारे सामने विस्तारपूर्वक वर्णन किया है। कहो, किस दिशामें चलना चाहते हो?
catasraḥ kramayogena kāmāśāṃ gantum icchasi | tāta! iti prakāraṃ mayā kramaśaś catasro diśas tava purataḥ vistārapūrvakaṃ varṇitāḥ | vada, kasyāṃ diśi gantum icchasi?
“You wish to proceed, step by step, toward the desired direction. Dear child, in this manner I have described to you in order the four quarters in full detail. Tell me—toward which direction do you choose to go?”
युपर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes orderly instruction and deliberate choice: after laying out all options (the four quarters) clearly and sequentially, the guide invites the listener to decide consciously rather than impulsively.
Yuparṇa addresses the listener affectionately, stating that he has already described the four directions in detail and now asks which direction the listener wishes to take, marking a transition from explanation to decision.