Shloka 2
Ajagara-vrata (The ‘Python’ Discipline): Prahrāda Questions a Wandering Sage
पृष्टश्न गोत्रचरणं स्वाध्यायं ब्रह्मचारिकम् । न तत्र व्याजहारान्यद् गोत्रमात्रादृते द्विज:,विरूपाक्षने गौतमसे उसके गोत्र, शाखा और ब्रह्मचर्य-पालनपूर्वक किये गये स्वाध्यायके विषयमें प्रश्न किया; परंतु उसने गोत्र (जाति)-के सिवा और कुछ नहीं बताया
pṛṣṭaś ca gotracaraṇaṃ svādhyāyaṃ brahmacārikam | na tatra vyājahārānyad gotramātrād ṛte dvijaḥ ||
അവന്റെ ഗോത്രം, ശാഖ, ബ്രഹ്മചര്യവ്രതത്തോടെ ചെയ്ത സ്വാധ്യായം എന്നിവയെക്കുറിച്ച് ചോദിച്ചപ്പോൾ, ആ ദ്വിജൻ അവിടെ ഗോത്രനാമം മാത്രമേ പറഞ്ഞുള്ളൂ; മറ്റൊന്നും പറഞ്ഞില്ല.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights restraint in self-presentation: even when asked about learning and discipline, the dvija reveals only his lineage. In the ethical frame of Śānti Parva, this can point to humility, guarded speech, or the idea that mere claims of learning are secondary to conduct and context.
A person is questioned about his gotra (lineage), Vedic school (caraṇa/śākhā), and his svādhyāya performed under brahmacarya. He responds minimally, stating only his gotra and withholding further details.