Shloka 11
मैत्रेयप्रश्नः—पुराणसंहिताप्रतिज्ञा च
Maitreya’s Questions and Parāśara’s Resolve to Teach
ब्रह्मन् प्रसादप्रवणं कुरुष्व मयि मानसम् येनाहम् एतज् जानीयां त्वत्प्रसादान् महामुने
brahman prasādapravaṇaṃ kuruṣva mayi mānasam yenāham etaj jānīyāṃ tvatprasādān mahāmune
Wahai Brahmana, wahai maha resi—condongkanlah hatiku kepada kurnia rahmatmu, agar dengan berkatmu aku benar-benar memahami ajaran ini.
Maitreya
FAQs
This verse highlights that true understanding arises not merely from inquiry but through the teacher’s grace, which makes the mind receptive to higher knowledge.
The text is structured as a guru-disciple dialogue: Maitreya requests clarity and blessing, and Parasara responds by unfolding doctrine—beginning with first principles and the order of creation.
Although Vishnu is not named in this line, the request for illumination sets the stage for Parasara’s exposition where Vishnu is presented as the supreme ground of reality and the source of cosmic order.