Shloka 5
श्रेयो-धर्मकर्मविचारः
Inquiry into Śreyas, Dharma, and Karma
तमासीन महाप्रज्ञमुशना वाक्यमब्रवीत् । ब्रूहास्मे दानवेन्द्राय विष्णोमहित्म्यमुत्तमम्,जब महाज्ञानी सनत्कुमार आरामसे बैठ गये, तब शुक्राचार्यने उनसे कहा--“भगवन्! आप इस दानवराजको भगवान् विष्णुका उत्तम माहात्म्य बताइये”
tam āsīnaṁ mahāprajñam uśanā vākyam abravīt | brūhāsme dānavendrāya viṣṇor māhātmyam uttamam ||
महाप्रज्ञ सनत्कुमार आसनावर बसल्यावर, उशनस् (शुक्राचार्य) त्यांना म्हणाले—“भगवन्! या दानवेंद्राला विष्णूचे उत्तम माहात्म्य सांगावे।”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical power of śāstra-based instruction: seeking and proclaiming the supreme greatness of Vishnu is presented as a means to elevate understanding and align even powerful rulers (including Danavas) toward higher dharma through reverent knowledge.
Sanatkumara is seated; Shukracharya (Ushanas) approaches and requests that he narrate Vishnu’s supreme māhātmya, specifically so it can be conveyed to the Danava-king.