Shloka 23
Adhyaya 4 — Jaimini Meets the Dharmapakshis: Four Doubts on the Mahabharata and the Opening of Narayana Doctrine
मार्कण्डेयं महात्मानं पूर्वं भृगुकुलोद्वहम् ।
तमहं पृष्टवान् प्राप्य सन्देहान् भरतं प्रति ॥
mārkaṇḍeyaṃ mahātmānaṃ pūrvaṃ bhṛgukulodvaham | tam ahaṃ pṛṣṭavān prāpya sandehān bharataṃ prati ||
ກ່ອນໜ້ານີ້ ຂ້ອຍໄດ້ພົບພາມະຫາຈິດ ມາຣະກັນເດຍ—ຜູ້ເປັນທາຍາດອັນໂດດເດັ່ນໃນວົງສາບຣິກຸ—ແລະຂ້ອຍໄດ້ຖາມທ່ານນັ້ນ ເນື່ອງຈາກຂ້ອຍມີຄວາມສົງໄສກ່ຽວກັບ ພາຣະຕະ (ແຜ່ນດິນ/ປະຊາຊົນແຫ່ງພາຣະຕະ).
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FAQs
The verse foregrounds the classical Purāṇic method: sincere doubt (saṃśaya/sandeha) is resolved by approaching a qualified teacher (a mahātmā and lineage-bearing ṛṣi). Ethically, it affirms humility and disciplined inquiry as prerequisites for right understanding of dharma and tradition.
This verse functions as framing (upodghāta) rather than directly presenting one of the five (sarga, pratisarga, vaṃśa, manvantara, vaṃśānucarita). It introduces the pedagogical setting in which those pañcalakṣaṇa materials—especially vaṃśa/vaṃśānucarita and manvantara—may be taught.
Symbolically, ‘Bharata’ can indicate not only a geographic-cultural field but the arena of dharma where confusion arises due to multiplicity of paths. Approaching Markandeya (a seer associated with longevity, tapas, and clarity) signifies turning from fragmented perception toward a unifying vision grounded in ṛṣi-tradition.