Shloka 9
ययाति–अष्टक–प्रतर्दन संवादः | Yayāti’s Dialogue with Aṣṭaka and Pratardana on Merit, Gifts, and Ethical Restraint
तस्य विस्तीर्णयशस: सत्यकीर्तेर्महात्मन: । चरितं श्रोतुमिच्छामि दिवि चेह च सर्वश:,उनका यश चारों ओर फैला था। मैं उन सत्यकीर्ति महात्मा ययातिका चरित्र, जो इहलोक और स्वर्गलोकमें सर्वत्र प्रसिद्ध है, सुनना चाहता हूँ
tasya vistīrṇayaśasaḥ satyakīrter mahātmanaḥ | caritaṃ śrotum icchāmi divi ceha ca sarvaśaḥ ||
Janamejaya said: “I wish to hear in full the life and deeds of that great-souled one whose fame has spread far and wide, whose renown is grounded in truth—celebrated everywhere, both in heaven and here on earth.”
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic ideal of reputation rooted in truth (satyakīrti) and frames ethical biography as worthy of study: one should seek to learn from the lives of the truly noble, whose fame arises from righteous conduct rather than mere power.
King Janamejaya expresses his desire to hear a detailed account of a renowned great-souled figure’s life and deeds, emphasizing that this person’s fame is universally known—both among humans and in the celestial realm—thereby prompting the narrator to continue the story.