Shloka 12
अध्याय ५७ — राजोपरिचरवसोः धर्मोपदेशः, सत्यवत्याः उत्पत्तिः, व्यासजन्म च
Adhyāya 57: Indra’s Counsel to King Vasu; Origin of Satyavatī; Birth of Vyāsa
कौरव्यकुलजान् नागाउल्ूणु मे त्वं द्विजोत्तम,द्विजश्रेष्ठत अब तुम मुझसे कौरव्यके कुलमें उत्पन्न हुए नागोंके नाम सुनो
kauravyakulajān nāgān brūhi me tvaṃ dvijottama |
Śaunaka said: “O best of twice-born sages, tell me the names of the Nāgas who were born in the Kaurava lineage.”
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models the disciplined method of learning in itihāsa: respectful inquiry to a qualified teacher, and careful attention to lineage and names as carriers of memory, responsibility, and dharma within a tradition.
Śaunaka, in the setting of a learned dialogue, requests the sage to enumerate the Nāgas connected with the Kaurava line, preparing for a genealogical and mythic account that links serpent-beings to the broader Kuru/Kaurava history.