Shloka 18
Nāga-āyatana-darśana-pratīkṣā — The Brāhmaṇa’s Request and Waiting on the Gomatī
सर्वथा पाविता: स्मेह श्रुत्वेमामादित: कथाम् | हरेविंश्वेश्वरस्येह सर्वपापप्रणाशनीम्,सम्पूर्ण विश्वके स्वामी श्रीहरिकी कथा सब पापोंका नाश करनेवाली है। उसे आरम्भसे ही सुनकर हम सब लोग यहाँ सर्वथा पवित्र हो गये हैं
sarvathā pāvitāḥ sma iha śrutvemām āditaḥ kathām | hareḥ viśveśvarasya iha sarvapāpapraṇāśanīm ||
Dijo Janamejaya: «Al escuchar este relato desde el principio, todos nosotros aquí hemos quedado completamente purificados. Pues esta es la historia de Hari, el Señor del universo, y destruye todo pecado».
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the purifying power of śravaṇa—devout listening to the sacred narrative of Hari, the universal Lord. Hearing such kathā from the beginning is presented as ethically transformative, removing pāpa (moral stain) and establishing inner purity.
Janamejaya responds to the recitation by affirming its effect on the listeners: the assembly has become purified by hearing the complete account. He praises the narrative as Hari’s kathā, characterized as universally sovereign and capable of destroying all sins.