Vamana Purana — Sukesha's Boon & Twelve Dharmas, Shloka 11
Sukesha’s Boon, the Twelve Dharmas of Beings, and the Cosmography of the Seven Dvipas with the Twenty-One Hells
पुलस्त्य उवाच/ इत्थं सुकेशिवचनं निशम्य परमर्षयः प्रोचुर्विमृस्य श्रेयोर्ऽथमिह लोके परत्र च
pulastya uvāca/ itthaṃ sukeśivacanaṃ niśamya paramarṣayaḥ procurvimṛsya śreyor'thamiha loke paratra ca
ਪੁਲਸਤ੍ਯ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ—ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਸੁਕੇਸ਼ੀ ਦੇ ਬਚਨ ਸੁਣ ਕੇ, ਪਰਮ ਰਿਸ਼ੀਆਂ ਨੇ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਕਰਕੇ ਇਸ ਲੋਕ ਅਤੇ ਪਰਲੋਕ ਦੋਹਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼੍ਰੇਯ ਦੇ ਕਾਰਣ ਬਾਰੇ ਕਿਹਾ।
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FAQs
The sages do not answer impulsively; ‘vimṛśya’ underscores discernment as a dharmic method—ethical guidance should be reasoned, tested, and oriented to long-term welfare (śreyas) rather than immediate gratification.
This is a narrative connective verse (kathā-sūtra) establishing the didactic setting. It supports dharma teaching embedded in the Purāṇic dialogue tradition rather than enumerating sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa.
‘Hearing → reflection → teaching’ models the ideal transmission of sacred knowledge: śravaṇa (hearing), manana (reflection), and upadeśa (instruction).