Shloka 11
आश्चर्याणामिवाश्वर्यमिदमेकं तु मे शूणु । विमले यन्मया दृष्टमम्बरे सूर्यसंश्रयात्
Āścaryāṇām ivāścaryam idam ekaṃ tu me śṛṇu | vimale yan mayā dṛṣṭam ambare sūrya-saṃśrayāt ||
Nāga berkata: “Di antara segala keajaiban, dengarkan dariku satu keajaiban tertinggi ini. Dengan menjadikan Surya sebagai patokan, akan kuceritakan apa yang kulihat sendiri di langit yang bening.”
नाग उवाच
Educational Q&A
The speaker frames ethical instruction through credible testimony: true insight is presented as something directly witnessed and carefully referenced (here, ‘with the sun as support’), encouraging attentive listening and disciplined perception rather than mere hearsay.
A Nāga begins a didactic account by announcing that, among many marvels, he will relate one exceptional wonder he personally saw in the clear sky, using the sun as the point of reference for what he observed.