Shloka 6
इन्द्रद्युम्नोपाख्यानम्
Indradyumna Upākhyāna: On Kīrti, Smṛti, and Restoration
इत्युक्त: स मुनिश्रेष्ठ: पुनरेवाभ्यभाषत । रमयन् वृष्णिशार्दूलं पाण्डवांश्व महानृषि:,युधिष्ठिरके इस प्रकार पूछनेपर मुनिश्रेष्ठ महर्षि मार्कण्डेयने वृष्णिप्रवर श्रीकृष्ण तथा पाण्डवोंको आनन्दित करते हुए पुनः इस प्रकार कहा--
ity uktaḥ sa muniśreṣṭhaḥ punar evābhyabhāṣata | ramayan vṛṣṇiśārdūlaṃ pāṇḍavāṃś ca mahān ṛṣiḥ ||
Thus addressed, that foremost of sages spoke again. The great seer, delighting the tiger-like hero of the Vṛṣṇis (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) and the Pāṇḍavas, continued his discourse in answer to Yudhiṣṭhira’s inquiry.
युधिष्ठिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames the sage’s reply as not merely informational but ethically supportive: true instruction (śāstra and itihāsa) should steady the listener, gladden the righteous, and guide them back toward dharma through wise counsel.
After Yudhiṣṭhira’s question, the great sage Mārkaṇḍeya resumes speaking. His words are presented as encouraging and heartening to both Kṛṣṇa (called ‘tiger among the Vṛṣṇis’) and the Pāṇḍavas, signaling a continuation of the ongoing discourse.