Shloka 2
Kapālamocana-tīrtha (Auśanasa) and Balarāma’s Sarasvatī Pilgrimage
कस्य वंशे समुत्पन्न: कि चाधीतं द्विजोत्तम । एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं विधिवद् द्विजसत्तम
kasya vaṁśe samutpannaḥ kiṁ cādhītaṁ dvijottama | etad icchāmy ahaṁ śrotuṁ vidhivad dvijasattama ||
ହେ ଦ୍ୱିଜଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ! ସେ କେଉଁ ବଂଶରେ ଜନ୍ମଗ୍ରହଣ କରିଥିଲେ ଏବଂ କେଉଁ ଶାସ୍ତ୍ର ଅଧ୍ୟୟନ କରିଥିଲେ? ହେ ଦ୍ୱିଜସତ୍ତମ! ଏହି ସବୁ ମୁଁ ବିଧିପୂର୍ବକ ଶୁଣିବାକୁ ଇଚ୍ଛା କରୁଛି।
जनमेजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the traditional dharmic method of understanding a person through two pillars: lineage (vaṁśa) and disciplined study (adhyayana). It also models respectful inquiry—seeking knowledge “vidhivat,” i.e., in a proper, orderly manner from a qualified teacher.
King Janamejaya addresses a Brahmin narrator and asks for specific background information about a person under discussion—requesting to know the individual’s family lineage and what scriptures or sacred disciplines he studied, and asking to hear it systematically.