Shloka 94
कृतयुगवर्णनम् तथा राजधर्मोपदेशः
Kṛtayuga Description and Instruction on Royal Dharma
तपसा चिन्तयंश्वापि तं शिशुं नोपलक्षये । भूतं भव्यं भविष्यं च जानन्नपि नराधिप,नरेश्वर! मैं भूत, भविष्य और वर्तमान तीनों कालोंका ज्ञाता होनेपर भी तपस्यासे भलीभाँति चिन्तन करता (ध्यान लगाता) रहा, तो भी उस शिशुके विषयमें कुछ न जान सका
tapasā cintayaṁś cāpi taṁ śiśuṁ nopalakṣaye | bhūtaṁ bhavyaṁ bhaviṣyaṁ ca jānann api narādhipa, nareśvara |
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: “Even while I engaged in austerity and concentrated contemplation, I could not discern anything about that child. O king, O lord of men—though I am one who knows the past, the present, and the future, still I was unable to arrive at any knowledge concerning him.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Extraordinary knowledge and ascetic effort do not guarantee access to every truth; some events and beings remain concealed by destiny or higher divine arrangement. The verse underscores humility before the limits of perception, even for one who claims knowledge of the three times.
Vaiśaṃpāyana reports to a king that, despite performing austerities and deep meditation, he could not determine anything about a particular child. The statement heightens the sense of mystery around the child’s identity or fate and signals that the situation exceeds ordinary means of knowing.