Shloka 26
Adhyaya 45 — Jaimini’s Cosmological Questions and the Opening of Markandeya’s Account of Primary Creation
सर्वमेतन्महाभाग ! श्रूयतां मे समाधिना ।
यथाश्रुतं मया पूर्वं दक्षस्य गदतो मुने ॥
sarvam etan mahābhāga! śrūyatāṃ me samādhinā |
yathāśrutaṃ mayā pūrvaṃ dakṣasya gadato mune ||
ឱ អ្នកមានភាគល្អ សូមស្តាប់ពីខ្ញុំទាំងអស់នេះដោយចិត្តផ្តោតមាំមួន ដូចដែលខ្ញុំបានស្តាប់ពីដាក់្សៈពេលទ្រង់និយាយមកមុន ឱ មុនី។
FAQs
The verse elevates disciplined listening (śravaṇa) and mental one-pointedness (samādhi) as prerequisites for grasping metaphysical teaching—an ethical cue toward humility and attentiveness.
Introductory to Sarga/Pratisarga material: it sets the pedagogical frame for a creation/doctrine narrative rather than giving genealogy or manvantara details.
‘Samādhi’ here functions as a bridge between Purāṇic narration and yogic interiorization: cosmology is not merely external history but a contemplative map to be realized inwardly.