विश्वामित्र उवाच । प्रश्नभारो महानेष त्वया मे परिकीर्तितः । तथापि च वदिष्यामि यदि ते कौतुकं नृप । यस्मात्सञ्जायते दोषश्चूर्णपत्रस्य भक्षणात्
viśvāmitra uvāca | praśnabhāro mahāneṣa tvayā me parikīrtitaḥ | tathāpi ca vadiṣyāmi yadi te kautukaṃ nṛpa | yasmātsañjāyate doṣaścūrṇapatrasya bhakṣaṇāt
ବିଶ୍ୱାମିତ୍ର କହିଲେ—ତୁମେ ମୋତେ ଯେ ପ୍ରଶ୍ନମାଳା କହିଛ, ସେ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ଭାରୀ। ତଥାପି, ହେ ନୃପ! ଯଦି ତୁମର କୌତୁହଳ ଅଛି, ତେବେ ଚୂର୍ଣ୍ଣପତ୍ର ମିଶ୍ରଣ ଚବାଇବାରୁ ଦୋଷ କାହିଁକି ଉତ୍ପନ୍ନ ହୁଏ ମୁଁ କହିବି।
Viśvāmitra
Listener: Ānarta (nṛpa)
Scene: Viśvāmitra acknowledges the king’s heavy questions and agrees to explain the cause of fault from chewing powdered leaf-mixture; the moment before a longer mythic exposition begins.
Authoritative dharma is transmitted through patient instruction—questions lead to clarified rules and right practice.
The discourse continues within the Śaṃkhatīrtha-māhātmya framework.
No prescription yet; it introduces the forthcoming explanation for the doṣa tied to cūrṇa-patra consumption.
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