इति पृष्टो मुनिः सोथ ज्ञानदृष्टिर्द्विजस्त्रियां । आचख्यौ तस्य बालस्य जन्म कर्म च पौर्विकम्
iti pṛṣṭo muniḥ sotha jñānadṛṣṭirdvijastriyāṃ | ācakhyau tasya bālasya janma karma ca paurvikam
Thus questioned, the sage—endowed with the vision of knowledge—told the brāhmaṇa woman the boy’s birth and his former deeds in full.
Narrator (introducing Śāṇḍilya’s revelation)
Scene: A sage with tranquil composure speaks, gesturing as if narrating; the woman listens intently; faint vignette-like imagery of past-life scenes appears behind them (symbolic montage).
A realized sage can illuminate the hidden chain of karma, helping seekers understand suffering and fortune with dharmic insight.
None; the focus is on revelation of karmic history.
None.