Shloka 4
Adhyaya 4 — Jaimini Meets the Dharmapakshis: Four Doubts on the Mahabharata and the Opening of Narayana Doctrine
स्थानसौष्ठवसम्पन्नं जितश्वासमविश्रमम् ।
विस्पष्टमपदोषञ्च पठ्यते द्विजसत्तमैः ॥
sthānasauṣṭhavasampannaṃ jitaśvāsamaviśramam |
vispaṣṭamapadoṣañca paṭhyate dvijasattamaiḥ ||
द्विजों में श्रेष्ठ जन उच्चारण-शुद्धि से युक्त, श्वास-नियंत्रित और श्रम-रहित होकर, स्पष्ट तथा शब्द-दोषों से रहित पाठ का पाठ करते हैं।
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FAQs
Sacred learning is not merely textual; it is a disciplined practice. Correct articulation, clarity, and faultless wording preserve meaning and efficacy, while breath-control and steadiness reflect inner self-mastery (saṃyama) expected of a learned person.
This verse is best classed as ancillary dharma/ācāra material (instruction on conduct and practice) rather than a direct instance of the five hallmark topics (sarga, pratisarga, vaṃśa, manvantara, vaṃśānucarita). It supports dharmic transmission of Purāṇic/Vedic knowledge.
On an inner level, ‘jitaśvāsa’ implies prāṇa-saṃyama: when breath is regulated, speech becomes steady and precise. The verse links outer purity of sound (śabda-śuddhi) with inner composure, suggesting that true recitation is a yogic act aligning mind, breath, and meaning.