यां पृच्छामो वयं सर्वे कौतूहलसमाहिताः
yāṃ pṛcchāmo vayaṃ sarve kautūhalasamāhitāḥ
ज्या विषयाबद्दल आम्ही सर्वजण उत्कट कुतूहलाने मन एकाग्र करून विचारतो—तो सांगावा, हे नृपते।
Brāhmaṇas
Scene: A circle of brāhmaṇas leaning forward with attentive faces, hands in añjali, poised to ask; the atmosphere is charged with focused curiosity.
Dharma is approached through sincere inquiry and focused listening, preparing one to receive purāṇic instruction.
Not specified in this half-verse; it functions as a lead-in within the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative.
None; it introduces a forthcoming question that will frame the teaching.