Shloka 5
Puṣkara Invocation, the Dharma-Wheel at Naimiṣa, and the Padma Purāṇa Prologue
प्रयागे मुनिवर्यैश्च यथापृष्टः स्वयं प्रभुः । पृष्टेन चानुशिष्टास्ते मुनयो धर्मकांक्षिणः
prayāge munivaryaiśca yathāpṛṣṭaḥ svayaṃ prabhuḥ | pṛṣṭena cānuśiṣṭāste munayo dharmakāṃkṣiṇaḥ
प्रयागात श्रेष्ठ मुनिंनी जसे प्रश्न केले, तसे स्वयं प्रभूंनी उत्तर दिले; आणि धर्माची आकांक्षा असलेल्या त्या मुनिंना त्यांच्या प्रश्नानुसार उपदेश मिळाला।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator describing the scene at Prayāga)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: munivaryaiḥ ca = munivaryaiśca (visarga/sibilant sandhi); ca anuśiṣṭāḥ te = cānuśiṣṭāste (vowel sandhi + te enclitic).
FAQs
It places the teaching event at Prayāga, presenting the tīrtha as a privileged setting where sages seek and receive instruction on dharma.
By portraying the Lord as directly accessible and responsive to sincere seekers, it reflects a devotional framework where divine instruction is given to those who approach with reverence and inquiry.
A dharma-seeker should inquire sincerely and precisely, and true teaching responds to the genuine needs of the questioner—guidance is given “as asked,” aligned with the seeker’s intent.