युगन्धर उवाच । अस्ति शांडिल्यनामा तु महर्षिः सत्यवाक्छुचिः
yugandhara uvāca | asti śāṃḍilyanāmā tu maharṣiḥ satyavākchuciḥ
युगंधर म्हणाला—“शांडिल्य नावाचे एक महर्षी आहेत; ते सत्यवचनी व अत्यंत शुद्ध आहेत.”
Yugandhara
Tirtha: Śāṇḍilyāśrama (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: The king
Scene: A luminous portrait-like introduction of Sage Śāṇḍilya: serene face, matted locks, simple bark garments, aura of purity and truth.
Purāṇic dharma points seekers toward saints whose power rests on truthfulness and inner purity.
Not specified in this verse; it introduces the sage who will be approached.
None; the instruction here is directional—approach a truthful, pure sage.
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