Shloka 98
Atithi-satkāra and the Consolation of Wise Counsel (अतिथिसत्कारः प्रज्ञानवचनस्य च पराश्वासनम्)
गायन्त्यारण्यके विप्रा मद्धक्तास्ते हि दुर्लभा: | षट्पञ्चाशतमष्टौ च सप्तत्रिंशतमित्युत
gāyanty āraṇyake viprā madbhaktās te hi durlabhāḥ | ṣaṭpañcāśatam aṣṭau ca saptatriṁśatam ity uta ||
ಅರಣ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಪ್ರ ಋಷಿಗಳು ಸ್ತೋತ್ರಗಾನ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾರೆ; ನನ್ನ ಭಕ್ತರು ನಿಜಕ್ಕೂ ದುರ್ಲಭರು. (ಅವರು) ಐವತ್ತಾರನೆಯದು, ಎಂಟನೆಯದು, ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಮೂವತ್ತೇಳನೆಯದು—ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.
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Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that genuine devotion is rare and precious, and that the forest-dwelling sages preserve and express sacred truth through disciplined chanting and praise.
In a forest-ascetic context, brahmin sages are described as chanting; the speaker highlights the scarcity of true devotees and refers to specific numbered items (likely enumerations within a larger list or teaching sequence) being cited or remembered.