Shloka 41
Nāgendra–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda: Praśna-vidhi and Dharmic Approach on the Gomatī Riverbank
त्वत्प्रसादात् तु मे जन्म तृतीयं वाचिकं महत् । त्वत्त: श्रवणजं चापि चतुर्थ जन्म मे विभो,तत्पश्चात् आपके कृपाप्रसादसे मेरा जो तीसरा महत्त्वपूर्ण जन्म हुआ, वह वाचिक था अर्थात् आपके वचनमात्रसे सुलभ हो गया था। विभो! उसके बाद आपके कानोंसे मेरा चतुर्थ जन्म हुआ था
tvatprasādāt tu me janma tṛtīyaṃ vācikaṃ mahat | tvattaḥ śravaṇajaṃ cāpi caturthaṃ janma me vibho ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「汝の恩寵により、われの第三の大いなる『生』は言葉によって来た。汝の御言葉ひとつで成就したのである。大主よ、その後、われの第四の『生』もまた、汝の聴聞—汝の耳—によって起こった。」
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that transformative ‘rebirths’ can occur through the guru’s grace via two channels central to Vedic tradition—speech (instruction/utterance) and hearing (śravaṇa). Knowledge is portrayed as a lived renewal, not merely information.
Vaiśaṃpāyana acknowledges a revered figure’s favor, describing successive ‘births’ or attainments: a third gained through the other’s words and a fourth connected with hearing, emphasizing the sanctity of oral teaching and reception.