Shloka 1
युद्धसंग्रहः
Kurukṣetra Campaign in Summary
जनमेजयने पूछा--द्विजश्रेष्ठ!] महायशस्वी महाबाहु भगवान् श्रीकृष्णने उत्तंकको वरदान देनेके पश्चात् क्या किया?
Janamejaya uvāca — Dvijaśreṣṭha! Mahāyaśasvī mahābāhu bhagavān Śrīkṛṣṇaḥ Uttamkāya varadānaṃ datvā tataḥ kiṃ cakāra?
ព្រះបាទជនមេជ័យទូលសួរ៖ «ឱ ព្រាហ្មណ៍ដ៏ប្រសើរបំផុត! បន្ទាប់ពីព្រះភគវាន ស្រីក្រឹષ્ણ ដ៏មានកិត្តិយសធំ និងព្រះបាហុដ៏មហិមា បានប្រទានពរដល់ឧត្តង្គកា ហើយ ព្រះអង្គបានធ្វើអ្វីបន្តទៀត?»
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models dhārmic learning through disciplined inquiry: a king seeks clarity from a qualified teacher about the consequences and next steps following a divine act (the granting of a boon). It emphasizes that ethical understanding in the Mahābhārata unfolds through attentive questioning and sequential narration.
Janamejaya asks the narrator (addressed as ‘best of brāhmaṇas’) to continue the story: after Kṛṣṇa granted a boon to the ascetic Uttanka, what did Kṛṣṇa do next? The question functions as a transition cue to the subsequent events, traditionally connected with Kṛṣṇa’s movements and the unfolding aftermath of the war.