Shloka 122
कृतयुगवर्णनम् तथा राजधर्मोपदेशः
Kṛtayuga Description and Instruction on Royal Dharma
सर्व पश्याम्यहं राजंस्तस्य कुक्षौ महात्मन: । चरमाण: फलाहार: कृत्स्नं जगदिदं विभो
sarvaṁ paśyāmy ahaṁ rājan tasya kukṣau mahātmanaḥ | caramāṇaḥ phalāhāraḥ kṛtsnaṁ jagad idaṁ vibho pṛthvīpate |
Vaiśampāyana dit : «Ô roi, je vois tout au-dedans du ventre de ce grand être. Vivant de fruits et errant çà et là, ô seigneur puissant, ô maître de la terre, j’y ai vu le monde entier.»
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.