Shloka 11
Sukesha's Boon & Twelve Dharmas — Sukesha’s Boon, the Twelve Dharmas of Beings, and the Cosmography of the Seven Dvipas with the Twenty-One Hells
पुलस्त्य उवाच/ इत्थं सुकेशिवचनं निशम्य परमर्षयः प्रोचुर्विमृस्य श्रेयोर्ऽथमिह लोके परत्र च
pulastya uvāca/ itthaṃ sukeśivacanaṃ niśamya paramarṣayaḥ procurvimṛsya śreyor'thamiha loke paratra ca
ពុលស្ត្យៈបាននិយាយថា៖ «ពេលបានស្តាប់ពាក្យរបស់សុគេសីដូច្នេះ មហាឥសីទាំងឡាយបានពិចារណា ហើយបាននិយាយអំពីអ្វីដែលនាំទៅកាន់សុភមង្គលខ្ពស់បំផុត ទាំងនៅលោកនេះ និងនៅលោកក្រោយ»។
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FAQs
The sages do not answer impulsively; ‘vimṛśya’ underscores discernment as a dharmic method—ethical guidance should be reasoned, tested, and oriented to long-term welfare (śreyas) rather than immediate gratification.
This is a narrative connective verse (kathā-sūtra) establishing the didactic setting. It supports dharma teaching embedded in the Purāṇic dialogue tradition rather than enumerating sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa.
‘Hearing → reflection → teaching’ models the ideal transmission of sacred knowledge: śravaṇa (hearing), manana (reflection), and upadeśa (instruction).