Shloka 9
Nāgendra–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda: Praśna-vidhi and Dharmic Approach on the Gomatī Riverbank
श्र॒त्वाश्चशिरसो मूर्ति देवस्प हरिमेधस:
śrutvā ca śiraso mūrtiṁ devaspa harimedhasaḥ
Śaunaka berkata: “Setelah mendengar tentang mūrti—penjelmaan yang muncul dari kepala—daripada insan yang diilhamkan secara ilahi, tajam budi itu—…”
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a teaching through reverent inquiry: true understanding begins with attentive hearing (śravaṇa) about divine manifestations and the lives of the God-minded (harimedhas), implying that devotion and purified intellect are prerequisites for grasping dharma.
Śaunaka introduces a question or continuation after hearing about a miraculous ‘form/manifestation’ connected with a head (śiras), referring to a divinely inspired, Hari-devoted figure; the line functions as a transition into further explanation of that event and its significance.