Shloka 122
कृतयुगवर्णनम् तथा राजधर्मोपदेशः
Kṛtayuga Description and Instruction on Royal Dharma
सर्व पश्याम्यहं राजंस्तस्य कुक्षौ महात्मन: । चरमाण: फलाहार: कृत्स्नं जगदिदं विभो,पृथ्वीपते! साध्य, रुद्र, आदित्य, गुह्यक, पितर, सर्प, नाग, सुपर्ण, वसु, अश्विनीकुमार, गन्धर्व, अप्सरा, यक्ष तथा ऋषियोंका भी मैंने दर्शन किया। दैत्य-दानवसमूह, नाग, सिंहिकाके पुत्र (राहु आदि) तथा अन्य देवशत्रुओंको भी देखा। राजन्! इस लोकमें मैंने जो कुछ भी स्थावर-जंगम पदार्थ देखे थे, वे सब मुझे उस महात्माकी कुक्षिमें दृष्टिगोचर हुए। महाराज! मैं प्रतिदिन फलाहार करता और इस सम्पूर्ण जगतमें घूमता रहता
sarvaṁ paśyāmy ahaṁ rājan tasya kukṣau mahātmanaḥ | caramāṇaḥ phalāhāraḥ kṛtsnaṁ jagad idaṁ vibho pṛthvīpate |
Vaiśampāyana said: “O King, I behold everything within the belly of that great-souled one. Living on fruits and wandering about, O mighty lord, O ruler of the earth, I have seen the entire world there.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores the idea of a cosmic order that can be revealed through extraordinary vision: the entire world is seen as contained within a ‘great-souled’ being. Ethically, it elevates humility and reverence—kingship and worldly power are placed in perspective before a larger, awe-inspiring reality, while ascetic restraint (living on fruits) is presented as a context for heightened perception.
Vaiśampāyana reports a marvel to the king: the speaker claims to see all things within the belly of a great being. He describes himself as wandering while living on a fruit diet, and testifies that the whole world becomes visible within that extraordinary figure—an episode meant to convey wonder and the vastness of the cosmic principle at work.