Shloka 20
Adhyaya 1 — Jaimini’s Questions on the Mahabharata and the Origin of the Wise Birds
ये तु वक्ष्यन्ति वक्ष्येऽद्य तानहं जैमिने तव ।
तथा च नष्टसन्देहं त्वां करिष्यन्ति पक्षिणः ॥
ye tu vakṣyanti vakṣye ’dya tān ahaṃ jaimine tava |
tathā ca naṣṭa-sandehaṃ tvāṃ kariṣyanti pakṣiṇaḥ ||
ഹേ ജൈമിനി, ഇന്ന് ഞാൻ നിന്നോട് അവ തന്നെയുള്ള കാര്യങ്ങൾ പറയാം; അവയെ ആ പക്ഷികളും വ്യാഖ്യാനിക്കും; ആ പക്ഷികൾ നിന്നെ സംശയമുക്തനാക്കും।
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FAQs
Knowledge is presented as a means to dissolve saṃśaya (doubt). The verse emphasizes that true instruction is validated not merely by a single speaker but by concordant teaching—here, both the primary narrator and the wise birds converge to guide the seeker toward clarity.
This verse is part of the framing dialogue that introduces the transmission of Purāṇic material rather than directly stating sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita. Functionally, it serves as upodghāta (preface) preparing the listener for the Purāṇa’s pancalakṣaṇa content to follow.
The “birds” symbolize a non-conventional but awakened agency of dharma—insight can arise from unexpected vessels when inner readiness exists. “Naṣṭa-sandeha” points to the inner transformation where inquiry culminates in settled understanding (niścaya), a prerequisite for dharmic action and contemplative stability.