Shloka 2
स्वर्गे दुर्योधनदर्शनम् | Duryodhana Seen in Heaven
Triviṣṭapa
एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं सर्वविच्चासि मे मतः । महर्षिणाभ्यनुज्ञातो व्यासेनादूभुतकर्मणा,मैं यह सब सुनना चाहता हूँ। आप अदभुतकर्मा महर्षि व्यासकी आज्ञा पाकर सर्वज्ञ हो गये हैं--ऐसा मेरा विश्वास है
etad icchāmy ahaṃ śrotuṃ sarvavic cāsi me mataḥ | maharṣiṇābhyanujñāto vyāsenād्भutakarmaṇā ||
Janamejaya said: “I wish to hear all this. It is my conviction that you are fully knowledgeable, for you have been authorized by the great sage Vyāsa, whose deeds are wondrous. Therefore, recount it to me as it truly happened.”
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical basis of learning: true narration should be sought from a qualified speaker who stands in an authorized lineage. Janamejaya grounds his request in trust—knowledge is credible when it is received through proper permission and responsibility, here linked to Vyāsa’s sanction.
Janamejaya, continuing his inquiry, asks to hear the full account. He expresses confidence in the narrator’s omniscience because the narrator has been granted permission/commission by the sage Vyāsa, thereby legitimizing the forthcoming telling of events in the Svargārohaṇa episode.