Shloka 15
Adhyāya 352: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Saṃvāda — Uñchavrata-niścaya
Dialogue and the Resolve to Practice Uñchavrata
पितामह उवाच स्वागतं ते महाबाहो दिष्ट्या प्राप्तोडसि मेडन्तिकम् | कच्चित् ते कुशल पुत्र स्वाध्यायतपसो: सदा
pitāmaha uvāca: svāgataṁ te mahābāho diṣṭyā prāpto 'si medāntikam | kaccit te kuśala putra svādhyāya-tapasoḥ sadā ||
ພຣະປິຕາມະຫະ ກ່າວວ່າ: “ຂໍຕ້ອນຮັບເຈົ້າ, ຜູ້ມີແຂນແຂງກ້າ. ໂດຍບຸນວາສະນາ ເຈົ້າໄດ້ມາຮອດຫາເຮົາທີ່ເມດານຕິກະ. ລູກເອີຍ—ການສຶກສາພຣະຄຳພີ (ສະວາດະຍາຍ) ແລະການບຳເນັດຕະປະສະຍາຂອງເຈົ້າ ດຳເນີນໄປດີຢູ່ເສມໍບໍ?”
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds a dharmic ideal: sustained inner cultivation through svādhyāya (scriptural study) and tapas (austerity). The elder’s repeated inquiry reflects that spiritual discipline is not episodic but must be maintained steadily, and that genuine welfare is measured by the health of one’s ethical and contemplative practice.
A revered elder (Pitāmaha) receives a heroic visitor at a place called Medāntika, offers a formal welcome, and then asks after the visitor’s well-being—specifically whether his ongoing study of sacred knowledge and ascetic practice are proceeding successfully.