Shloka 2
The Glory of Lamp-Donation
in Kārttika
सूत उवाच । पुरैकदा मुनिश्रेष्ठ व्यासं सत्यवतीसुतम् । जैमिनिः पृष्टवानेतदारेभे कथितं मुनिः
sūta uvāca | puraikadā muniśreṣṭha vyāsaṃ satyavatīsutam | jaiminiḥ pṛṣṭavānetadārebhe kathitaṃ muniḥ
સૂત બોલ્યા—હે મુનિશ્રેષ્ઠ! એક વખત જૈમિનિએ સત્યવતીપુત્ર વ્યાસને આ વિષય પૂછ્યો; ત્યારે તે મુનિએ વર્ણન શરૂ કર્યું.
Sūta
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पुरैकदा → पुरा एकदा (आ + ए = ऐ); पृष्टवानेतत् → पृष्टवान् एतत् (न् + ए); एतदारेभे → एतत् आरेभे (द् + आ).
FAQs
Sūta is speaking, introducing a past event where Jaimini questioned Vyāsa (Satyavatī’s son), and Vyāsa began the narration.
It signals a layered, teacher–disciple transmission: Sūta recounts an earlier dialogue in which Jaimini asks and Vyāsa answers, establishing authority and continuity.
The verse highlights disciplined inquiry (Jaimini’s questioning) and responsible instruction (Vyāsa’s narration), modeling how sacred knowledge is sought and conveyed.