Shloka 121
कृतयुगवर्णनम् तथा राजधर्मोपदेशः
Kṛtayuga Description and Instruction on Royal Dharma
सिंहिकातनयांश्वापि ये चान्ये सुरशत्रव: । यच्च किंचिन्मया लोके दृष्टं स्थावरजड्रमम्,पृथ्वीपते! साध्य, रुद्र, आदित्य, गुह्यक, पितर, सर्प, नाग, सुपर्ण, वसु, अश्विनीकुमार, गन्धर्व, अप्सरा, यक्ष तथा ऋषियोंका भी मैंने दर्शन किया। दैत्य-दानवसमूह, नाग, सिंहिकाके पुत्र (राहु आदि) तथा अन्य देवशत्रुओंको भी देखा। राजन्! इस लोकमें मैंने जो कुछ भी स्थावर-जंगम पदार्थ देखे थे, वे सब मुझे उस महात्माकी कुक्षिमें दृष्टिगोचर हुए। महाराज! मैं प्रतिदिन फलाहार करता और इस सम्पूर्ण जगतमें घूमता रहता
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | siṃhikātanayānś cāpi ye cānye suraśatravaḥ | yac ca kiṃcin mayā loke dṛṣṭaṃ sthāvara-jaṅgamam, pṛthvīpate, sādhyā rudrā ādityā guhyakāḥ pitaro sarpā nāgāḥ suparṇā vasavo 'śvinīkumārā gandharvā apsaraso yakṣā ṛṣayaś ca mayā dṛṣṭāḥ | daitya-dānava-saṃghā nāgāḥ siṃhikā-putrā (rāhu-ādayaḥ) tathānye deva-śatravaś ca dṛṣṭāḥ | rājan, asmin loke mayā yad yat sthāvara-jaṅgamaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ tat sarvaṃ tasya mahātmanaḥ kukṣau me dṛṣṭi-gocaraṃ babhūva | mahārāja, ahaṃ pratidinaṃ phalāhāraṃ karomi, asmin sampūrṇe jagati paryaṭāmi ca |
Waiśampāyana berkata: “Aku pun menyaksikan putra-putra Siṃhikā dan musuh-musuh para dewa lainnya. Dan apa pun yang pernah kulihat di dunia ini—segala yang tetap maupun yang bergerak—wahai pelindung bumi, semuanya tampak kepadaku di dalam perut sang mahātmā itu. Aku melihat para Sādhya, Rudra, Āditya, para Guhyaka, para Pitṛ; ular-ular dan Nāga, Suparṇa, para Vasu, sepasang Aśvin; Gandharwa, Apsara, Yakṣa, dan para Ṛṣi. Aku melihat rombongan Daitya dan Dānava, para Nāga, putra-putra Siṃhikā (Rāhu dan yang sejenisnya), serta para musuh dewa lainnya. Wahai raja, seluruh bentangan keberadaan yang pernah kusaksikan tampak seakan terhimpun di dalam dirinya. Dan, wahai maharaja, aku hidup tiap hari dengan buah-buahan dan terus mengembara di seluruh jagat ini.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage emphasizes the vastness and interconnectedness of existence: all classes of beings—divine, human, and demonic; mobile and immobile—can be comprehended as contained within a single greater reality. It also implicitly values restraint and simplicity (living on fruits) alongside the pursuit of understanding through experience and wandering.
Vaiśaṃpāyana reports a marvel: the speaker has seen an all-encompassing vision where every kind of being previously encountered in the world appears within the belly of a ‘mahātmā’. He lists many celestial and subterranean classes (Sādhyas, Rudras, Nāgas, Gandharvas, Daityas, Rāhu, etc.) and adds that he continues to roam the world while sustaining himself on fruits.