Shloka 293
Draupadī’s Instruction on Marital Conduct and Household Discipline (चित्तग्रहण-उपदेश)
अप्रमेया यथोत्पन्ना: श्रीमन्तस्तिमिरापहा: । राजन्! इस प्रकार मैंने इन अप्रमेय, अन्धकारनिवारक तथा दीप्तिमान् महामना अग्नियोंकी जिस क्रमसे उत्पत्ति हुई है, उसका तुमसे वर्णन किया
aprameyā yathotpannāḥ śrīmantas timirāpahāḥ | rājan! iti prakāreṇa mayā ime ’prameyā andhakāranivārakāś ca dīptimanto mahāmanā agnayaḥ yathākrameṇa utpannāḥ, tad varṇitaṃ tava ||
マールカンデーヤは言った。「王よ、かくして私は、測り知れぬ火々—光り輝き、闇を払い、大いなる魂を備えたそれら—がいかなる順序で生じたかを、汝に次第立てて語り終えた。」
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes reverent transmission of sacred knowledge: cosmic or ritual realities (here, the fires) are to be understood through orderly narration and attentive listening, and their radiance symbolizes the removal of darkness—both literal and moral/intellectual.
Mārkaṇḍeya concludes a section of his discourse to the king, stating that he has already explained, in proper sequence, the origin of certain mighty, luminous fires described as immeasurable and darkness-dispelling.